EFFIGIES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

effigies

noun

plural of effigy

as in portraits

a depiction of a person

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Recent Examples of effigies Roads in the capital city, Brazzaville, were paved with Sassou N’Guesso's effigies. — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026 Trump had posted some of Loomer’s footage on his Truth Social account and threatened to seize the canal, prompting Panamanians to burn effigies of him. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Every December, families in Guatemala set giant devil effigies on fire. — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025 Before the invention of photography, these edible effigies were placed on altars as representations of the deceased. — Luisa Navarro, Saveur, 23 Oct. 2025 In 1765, a tree planted in colonial Boston became a rallying point for the Sons of Liberty, who protested British rule by hanging effigies of officers from its branches and giving speeches. — Ellen Walker, JSTOR Daily, 3 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Colorful embroidery decorated Bluemarble’s washed blue jeans, while printed portraits were seen on Undercover’s jeans and key chains dangled from Vetements’ jeans with unraveled hems.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Monks and ordinary Tibetans are forced to replace portraits of previous Dalai Lamas and even traditional thangkas with portraits of Xi Jinping and Mao Zedong.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

Some of the first reports indicated that Adebayo threw a punch at Herro’s head before the two were separated, but some league sources have indicated that initial portrayals of the fight were overblown.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Seeing Black children and their families living ordinary yet robust lives in stories undermines negative portrayals.

— Brooke Harris Garad, The Conversation, 14 July 2026

Definition of portrayals

Noun

The training session ended with players signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.

— Zuri Primos July 15, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026
There were also pictures circulated of Wells at a pool party, which was rumored to be the last place he was seen on July 4, but in fact had been taken the weekend before his disappearance, as Rolling Stone reported.

— Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

So, when these replicas replace an emotion as deep and universal as mourning, the emotional landscape of the human being changes.

— Gaia Alari, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Some of the deals have pages of guardrails and approval rights, setting down boundaries for any future use of these replicas.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026

Definition of replicas

Noun

Its concluding images emphasise a clichéd concept of motherhood, as though to put a neat bow on what was in fact a more complex story of trust, patience and everyday courage.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 15 July 2026
Van Hoytema fills the giant frame with imposing images shot in evocative international locations, grand and powerful in scale.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of images

Noun

Handwritten Song Manuscripts by Paul McCartney – A collection of facsimiles of handwritten lyrics by McCartney throughout the 1970s.

— Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 May 2026
Drawing at least in part on information from Chalker’s defectors, the Pentagon constructed life-size underground facsimiles of Iranian nuclear facilities where the scientists had worked, attempting to duplicate even the thickness of the walls.

— David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026

Definition of facsimiles

Noun

The case was settled and ultimately helped establish new protections for actors regarding the unauthorized commercial use of their likenesses.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Some creatives are concerned that the technology could displace jobs; others worry that their likenesses are being used to train AI models without their permission or compensation.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

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