LIKENESSES Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

likenesses

noun

plural of likeness

as in pictures

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing the wealthy businessman hired a leading artist to paint his likeness

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something or someone that strongly resembles another why, you're the very likeness of your mother!

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Recent Examples of likenesses Vertical actors including Ashley BeLoat and Evan Gambardella spoke to Business Insider in July about platforms allegedly using performances and likenesses from live-action microdramas in fully AI projects without human performers’ permission. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026 Actors in Hollywood have raised similar concerns about unauthorized use of their likenesses by AI models. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 For the most part, those criticisms haven’t been aimed at the film’s cast — who gave Higgsfield the right to use their likenesses, but were otherwise not as directly involved in the project’s production as traditional actors would be. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 21 Aug. 2026 The move reflects how Hollywood has navigated the murkier elements of generative AI, a technology many in the industry are fascinated by yet worry undercuts their work through the unauthorized scraping of likenesses to train their models. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026 In 2009, former UCLA star Ed O’Bannon successfully sued over the use of his and other players’ likenesses in video games that featured classic college teams. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Friday’s announcement comes after CAA called for Meta to implement guardrails for Muse, despite the agency rolling out its own AI Vault program to archive its members’ likenesses forever. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 July 2026 The case was settled and ultimately helped establish new protections for actors regarding the unauthorized commercial use of their likenesses. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Including late actors’ likenesses in films is becoming an emerging phenomenon. — Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for likenesses

Noun

This is on top of Perez Hilton and plenty of other sites (Gawker included) that would just flat-out insult people, draw nasty things on their pictures, and just generally malign them.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Post-ballet, Sorbara will walk ten blocks south of Lincoln Center for a borscht martini at Russian Samovar, where, fittingly, the walls are adorned with pictures of Baryshnikov.

— Fiorella Valdesolo, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

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

Definition of images

Noun

Max was known for his portraits of figures in rock music and politics — everyone from the Beatles to Barack Obama to Taylor Swift.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Styled by de Rakoff in collaboration with each woman, the portraits feature pieces from Lafayette 148’s fall 2026 collection, selected to reflect each subject’s personality, style and the demands of her day.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

During the Qingming Festival, observed each year in April, families visit ancestral graves with food offerings and burn incense and paper replicas of everyday goods for their ancestors.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026
Digital twin models, in particular, are used to build more reliable, responsive and adaptive systems by creating virtual replicas of real-world networks.

— Miroslav Katsarov, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of replicas

Noun

Generation to Generation When Max and Emme were young, Anthony posted a rare personal family photo with the twins and his father.

— Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Aramco is using historical data, digital twins, and network monitoring across its facilities to identify problems and speed up recovery times, Al Ajmi said.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of twins

Noun

Lately, he’s also been drawn to Johnny Cash and his raw depictions of working-class struggles.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
The Association For Women in Sports Media offered its support to Rowe and called for more education to fight against depictions of violence against women.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

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