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

The research, published in Nature analyzed more than a million daily satellite images from NASA’s Black Marble dataset between 2014 and 2022, tracking changes in artificial light across the inhabited world. —

Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026 The photo sets included a range of images, with examples of skyline views, street scenes, landmarks, local architecture, and slices of neighborhood life, and prioritized filter-free images shot in natural daylight to accurately reflect the look of each place. —

Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2026 The terms cathedral and basilica can sound interchangeable—both conjure images of grand, historic churches. —

Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026 Combined with the images of Mangione coming off of a helicopter on his way to a Manhattan courthouse — a perp walk that resembled a Marvel movie — Mangione’s arrest had a lot of the trademarks that would inspire people thinking about committing crimes. —

Lorena O’Neil, Rolling Stone, 11 May 2026 The action comedy received a premiere date — and revealed some first-look images — as Amazon prepared for its upfront presentation in New York. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 May 2026 Click here to see all the images of the London duplex penthouse. —

Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 May 2026 There are few images in golf that feel more like the beginning to both a dream and nightmare than heading to the Green Mile with a one-shot lead. —

Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026 This January, satellite images showed some of the largest masses of sargassum ever for that month, according to Chuanmin Hu of University of South Florida, who pioneered satellite tracking of sargassum using NASA data. —

Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 11 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

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On this night, as Rashad posed for pictures in Bushwick, SZA was a few miles away in Manhattan, walking the red carpet at the Met Gala.

— Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Once in the asteroid's orbit, NASA's spacecraft is slated to take pictures of the asteroid's surface and shed light on its composition, over the course of about two years.

— Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 May 2026