IKONS Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

icons

noun

variants also ikons

plural of icon

as in heroes

a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture

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as in symbols

a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before

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as in manifestations

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour

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as in celebrities

a person who is widely known and usually much talked about a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball

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as in pictures

a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion

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Recent Examples of icons Stoudemire joins a lineage of Jewish basketball icons in the Hall of Fame, including Sue Bird, who was inducted last year, Nancy Lieberman, Nat Holman, Barney Sedran, Max Friedman and Dolph Schayes — the only other Jewish player to have his number retired in the NBA. —

Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026 Bringing fans together—alongside Barbie role models, designers, partners and global icons who embody the true spirit of Barbie—was at the heart of this event. —

Claire Dodds, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 The top bar includes icons for triggering the various windows, a transport bar for recording and playback, and more icons for a count-off, a guitar tuner, loop recording, and a metronome. —

Jamie Lendino, PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2026 From Bad Bunny in a Dries Van Noten pair at the Happy Gilmore 2 premiere, to Harry Styles wearing pastel green Dior flats at the Grammys, or a black Chanel pair at the Brits, some of menswear’s most prominent style icons are sporting the style of late. —

Jack Stanley, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026 One of architecture’s most famous modern icons will soon be available to buy as a new series of made-to-order designs. —

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026 Welcome to the icons-only edition of where to drink this spring. —

Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 30 Mar. 2026 Its home screen’s hourly forecast consists of temperatures, weather icons, and illustrative background visuals, such as gloomy rain clouds, that sometimes fail to match the view out the window. —

Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2026 Through the meteoric rise of the Fania All‑Stars, the label elevated such musical icons as Johnny Pacheco, Willie Colón, Héctor Lavoe, Celia Cruz, Cheo Feliciano, Joe Bataan and Rubén Blades. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026

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The trio trade verses and backing vocals while Puth defers to his heroes for their keyboards and guitar, respectively.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The Dodgers behaved like the exact same team with some of the same heroes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026