Synonyms of image

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noun

ˈi-mij 

1

as in picture

something or someone that strongly resembles another

the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picture
• replica
• twin
• portrait
• clone
• duplicate
• likeness
• counterpart
• duplication
• equivalent
• mirror image
• double
• carbon
• facsimile
• portrayal
• alter ego
• carbon copy
• fetch
• doppelganger
• spit
• ringer
• match
• spitting image
• doppelgänger
• look-alike
• effigy
• companion
• analog
• mate
• fellow
• analogue
• parallel
• equal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposite
• reverse
• antithesis
• converse

2

as in illustration

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing

a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustration
• portrait
• depiction
• picture
• likeness
• representation
• photograph
• icon
• view
• drawing
• ikon
• watercolor
• silhouette
• sketch
• collage
• resemblance
• etching
• delineation
• caricature
• montage
• cartoon
• diagram
• finger painting
• doodle
• daub
• ideograph
• hieroglyph
• ideogram
• pictograph
• hieroglyphic

3

as in idea

something imagined or pictured in the mind

a sentimental visit to her childhood home to see if it still matched her mental image of the place

Synonyms & Similar Words

• idea
• thought
• impression
• concept
• conception
• notion
• picture
• abstraction
• perception
• cogitation
• observation
• reflection
• intellection
• mind's eye
• theory
• illusion
• assumption
• hunch
• belief
• premonition
• preconception
• presentiment
• chimera
• prejudice
• apprehension
• delusion
• hallucination
• cognition
• phantasm
• hypothesis
• conviction
• fantasm
• prepossession
• whim
• conceit
• guess
• speculation
• vagary
• caprice
• conjecture
• inspiration
• brain wave
• surmise
• conclusion
• fancy
• kink
• freak
• supposition
• brainchild
• brainstorm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fact
• reality
• actuality

4

as in manifestation

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)

a general who became for many the very image of the stoic warrior

Synonyms & Similar Words

• manifestation
• avatar
• icon
• incarnation
• abstract
• essence
• model
• personification
• objectification
• ikon
• incorporation
• instantiation
• externalization
• embodiment
• genius
• realization
• personalization
• personifier
• soul
• epitome
• embodier
• exemplification
• actualization
• paradigm
• substantiation
• pattern
• reincarnation
• concretization
• archetype
• quintessence
• exemplar

image

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verb

1

as in to depict

to present a picture of

in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depict
• portray
• picture
• represent
• document
• describe
• sketch
• render
• outline
• silhouette
• show
• illustrate
• delineate
• caricature
• diagram

2

as in to describe

to give a representation or account of in words

the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describe
• portray
• depict
• picture
• paint
• set out
• render
• sketch
• illustrate
• characterize
• draw
• delineate
• outline
• define
• display
• represent
• recount
• limn
• label
• report
• summarize
• show
• relate
• exhibit
• tell
• narrate
• demonstrate
• trace
• suggest
• qualify
• hint
• silhouette
• recite
• vignette
• sum up
• draft
• rehearse
• touch off
• reimage
• redescribe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• color
• distort
• misrepresent
• falsify
• warp
• pervert
• twist
• misstate
• garble
• misdescribe

3

as in to reflect

to reproduce or show (an exact likeness) as a mirror would

the burnished chrome fixtures imaged the jewelry store's glittery merchandise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflect
• mirror
• copy
• reproduce
• duplicate
• clone
• replicate
• imitate
• repeat
• reduplicate

4

as in to picture

to form a mental picture of

anyone who still images the cape's coastline as a scene of unspoiled beauty is in for a rude awakening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picture
• imagine
• see
• envision
• vision
• dream
• visualize
• feature
• fantasy
• conceive
• fancy
• envisage
• conceit
• conjure (up)
• fantasize
• contemplate
• plan
• ideate
• daydream
• reflect
• project
• muse
• hallucinate
• relive
• ponder
• ruminate
• manufacture
• re-create
• meditate
• reminisce
• make up
• stargaze
• invent
• foresee
• concoct
• fabricate
• prefigure

Examples of image in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Click here for more images of the duplex penthouse. —Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 31 Oct. 2024

Photographers later captured images of a Metro bus engulfed in flames. —Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024

Verb

The brain imaging research, which Eberhardt is conducting with fellow Stanford psychology professor Jamil Zaki, is still underway, but the first phase of the study, which relied on participants watching videos online, hints at the potential of a movie to change minds. —Rebecca Keegan, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024

Healthcare providers use an ultrasound imaging device to measure the thickness of the cornea. —Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing image

• mirror image
• spitting image