Synonyms of images

images 1 of 2

noun

plural of image

1

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictures
• replicas
• twins
• portraits
• clones
• duplicates
• counterparts
• likenesses
• duplications
• equivalents
• facsimiles
• mirror images
• doubles
• portrayals
• carbon copies
• alter egos
• carbons
• ringers
• doppelgängers
• matches
• spits
• spitting images
• look-alikes
• fetches
• effigies
• companions
• equals
• analogues
• fellows
• parallels
• mates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opposites
• antitheses
• reverses
• converses

2

as in illustrations

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

a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictures
• illustrations
• portraits
• depictions
• representations
• photographs
• likenesses
• drawings
• icons
• resemblances
• views
• watercolors
• sketches
• caricatures
• silhouettes
• etchings
• collages
• diagrams
• delineations
• cartoons
• hieroglyphs
• doodles
• montages
• hieroglyphics
• daubs
• pictographs
• finger paintings
• ideograms
• ideographs

3

as in thoughts

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

• pictures
• thoughts
• notions
• ideas
• concepts
• conceptions
• impressions
• abstractions
• observations
• perceptions
• cogitations
• reflections
• intellections
• mind's eyes
• prejudices
• assumptions
• theories
• apprehensions
• hunches
• beliefs
• premonitions
• preconceptions
• illusions
• presentiments
• chimeras
• hallucinations
• hypotheses
• convictions
• delusions
• cognitions
• whims
• phantasms
• vagaries
• caprices
• speculations
• conceits
• guesses
• prepossessions
• conjectures
• inspirations
• brain waves
• fancies
• surmises
• conclusions
• kinks
• brainstorms
• suppositions
• freaks
• brainchildren

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• facts
• realities
• actualities

4

as in manifestations

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

• manifestations
• icons
• avatars
• abstracts
• incarnations
• models
• objectifications
• essences
• personifications
• instantiations
• externalizations
• incorporations
• embodiments
• realizations
• geniuses
• personifiers
• epitomes
• souls
• embodiers
• actualizations
• exemplifications
• personalizations
• patterns
• paradigms
• concretizations
• reincarnations
• archetypes
• substantiations
• exemplars
• quintessences

images

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of image

1

as in depicts

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

• depicts
• portrays
• pictures
• represents
• documents
• describes
• sketches
• renders
• outlines
• silhouettes
• diagrams
• shows
• illustrates
• delineates
• caricatures

2

as in describes

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

• describes
• portrays
• depicts
• pictures
• sketches
• paints
• renders
• sets out
• illustrates
• characterizes
• delineates
• outlines
• limns
• recounts
• draws
• displays
• reports
• represents
• labels
• defines
• exhibits
• summarizes
• shows
• relates
• narrates
• tells
• hints
• suggests
• traces
• demonstrates
• silhouettes
• qualifies
• recites
• vignettes
• sums up
• drafts
• reimages
• touches off
• rehearses
• redescribes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colors
• distorts
• perverts
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• twists
• warps
• misstates
• garbles
• misdescribes

3

as in reflects

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

• reflects
• mirrors
• copies
• duplicates
• reproduces
• clones
• replicates
• repeats
• imitates
• reduplicates

4

as in imagines

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

• pictures
• imagines
• sees
• envisions
• visions
• dreams
• features
• fantasies
• visualizes
• conceives
• fancies
• conjures (up)
• conceits
• fantasizes
• envisages
• plans
• contemplates
• ideates
• daydreams
• reflects
• projects
• muses
• hallucinates
• stargazes
• manufactures
• reminisces
• relives
• ruminates
• ponders
• meditates
• invents
• concocts
• foresees
• re-creates
• prefigures
• makes up
• fabricates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of images

Noun

But independent analysts warned the pipeline could remain down for weeks, based on satellite images showing significant damage to a pumping station. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

The images were displayed in court as opening statements began Tuesday in a wrongful death case against developer and minority Sacramento Kings owner Phil Oates. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Steinbach initally wrote a commentary script to accompany the images, but cut it after a filmmaker friend said the voiceover pulled them out of the movie. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

Police said last month the women were seen in images and videos recovered during the investigation, and both appeared to be dead. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Fern’s images are stylish, but his capacity for mood building is his greatest feat. — Natalia Winkelman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

De Aguiar Alves’ calculations now suggest that the strategy would produce three apparent images of the spacecraft, rather than the two portrayed in the TV show. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

There were too many concerning images to suggest Denver has an iron-wall run defense that was simply on the fritz for one night. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

For 40 years, the duo has influenced the visual language of contemporary fashion creating images that explore beauty, identity and the human condition via editorial, advertising, portraiture and artistic work. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

The few still images Polyphony Digital has provided don’t provide us with an angle to see if the Mini layout is still feasible with the new track model. — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

The finalist images document the consequences of overfishing and bycatch, the impact of pollution on marine mammals and the killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, a practice known as grindadráp. — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

While the permits from that project do not reference the fence or driveway, Google Earth images from February 2019 appear to show both improvements already in place months before Martinez purchased the home. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Slow-motion replays and still images distort the offending player’s actions, with innocuous tackles looking more serious. — Tom Bogert, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Once you are done daydreaming about reality TV contestants rocking out on a keytar, search for more clues in the season 28 Big Brother house images below. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

And while the device shoots only low-resolution, B&W still images, when combined with audio-capture and Bluetooth connection to the internet for third-party facial recognition, the threat to privacy is obvious and massive. — New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026

And Israel has also imposed strict rules about what images citizens and journalists can and can't post online. — Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026

Utilizing techniques adapted from filmmaking and aesthetics that put a surreal spin on Old Hollywood glamour, Alex Prager’s work blends still images and moving ones. — Katie Rife, IndieWire, 18 Mar. 2026