IMAGES Synonyms: 235 Similar and Opposite Words

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plural of image

as in pictures

something or someone that strongly resembles another the girl is growing up to be the perfect image of her mother

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as in illustrations

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals

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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

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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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of image

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

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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

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of images

Noun

Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images. —

James Quandt, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 1 June 2026 Building physical intelligence At the center of the announcement is Cosmos 3, which NVIDIA describes as the world’s first fully open omnimodel capable of understanding and generating text, images, video, ambient sound, and actions within a single system. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 June 2026 Authorities say Long intended to carry out similar attacks in Florida, but his parents had called police after recognizing their son in images from security video posted online. —

Dan Raby, CBS News, 1 June 2026 Its year-long celebration begins with an exhibition rooted in the institution's history, showcasing archival images and ephemera from the SDMA Archives and the San Diego History Center. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Click here to see all the images of Percy Steinhart’s Connecticut home. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 1 June 2026 By measuring the elevation angles of the auroras in the images and tracing them along Earth's magnetic field lines, the team reconstructed how high the glowing structures extended into the atmosphere. —

Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 May 2026 Other images shared by Brittany on social media included her tenderly holding little Golden, Bronze enjoying an ice cream and Patrick taking to the water with his youngest daughter on a paddleboard. —

Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 26 May 2026

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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 Thinking about the college football scouting process, images conjure up of wily old coaches traveling across the country to get cozy with potential recruits, eating the family’s best spread for dinner while trying to sell their program. —

Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026 Galison, who is also a physicist, works on the Event Horizon Telescope, which images black holes. —

IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026 Prosecutors said Thurman admitted to the stabbing and identified himself in multiple still images before, during and after the attack. —

Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026 Denneau is part of the team behind ATLAS — short for Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System — a network of wide-field telescopes that repeatedly images huge swaths of sky to catch anything that moves, particularly near-Earth asteroids. —

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Dec. 2025 Individual 1 allegedly provided investigators with photos documenting the procedure — images prosecutors say match the wounds photographed on Greene’s body at the hospital later that night. —

Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 20 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for images

Noun

On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including school children, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.

— Sophia Tareen, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026