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
• spit
• match
• spitting image
• doppelgänger
• look-alike
• ringer
• effigy
• companion
• fellow
• mate
• 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
• icon
• photograph
• view
• drawing
• watercolor
• resemblance
• silhouette
• sketch
• collage
• caricature
• etching
• delineation
• 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
• belief
• hunch
• premonition
• preconception
• presentiment
• prejudice
• chimera
• apprehension
• delusion
• hallucination
• cognition
• phantasm
• hypothesis
• conviction
• 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
• personification
• model
• objectification
• incorporation
• instantiation
• externalization
• embodiment
• realization
• genius
• personalization
• personifier
• soul
• epitome
• embodier
• exemplification
• actualization
• paradigm
• substantiation
• pattern
• concretization
• reincarnation
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of image

Noun

The company will give entrants free access to a digital toolkit that contains creative assets, including images of Svedka Vodka Water – which means no one will be required to buy can of the beverage to create a submission. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Among them were images of the designer enjoying all the city had to offer, including a rousing rendition of karaoke that earned him a standing ovation. — Zachary Weiss, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Verb

Successfully imaging a shooting star takes a combination of skill, luck and patience. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Researchers are already exploring ways to capture such rapid changes, including experiments imaging electrons and atoms during chemical reactions. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing image

• mirror image
• spitting image