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

As a part of its investigation, the department has released those images from surveillance footage. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Watch another teaser, get more information, and see some still images from the series below. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

On March 13, authorities released additional information on Facebook, along with key images from security footage. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026

Related Articles The researchers trained 24 ensembles on datasets ranging from 256 images to more than 160,000, taken from public collections. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

But that’s because Higgsfield tapped a human screenwriter, adding authorial voice underneath images that are sometimes obviously AI-generated. — Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026

And, ironically, those images exist largely because of the ways that Nevada’s biggest city is portrayed in Hollywood movies and TV series. — Whitney Friedlander, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The researchers scanned the brains of eight dogs — six border collies, a labrador and a golden retriever — while showing them images of strangers with either a happy or a neutral expression. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

View gallery - 6 images Portable solar panels have long been a favorite of the off-grid camping and backpacking community. — New Atlas, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

On the other hand, a full-body scan images the whole body in one session rather than a specific area. — Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 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

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