Icon and Idol

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Icon

Icon noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.

Usage example: Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture

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Idol is a synonym for icon in image topic. In some cases you can use "Idol" instead a noun "Icon", when it comes to topics like representation, thing. popular alternative

Nearby Words: iconic, iconography, iconics

Idol

Idol noun - A person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion.

Usage example: a movie idol whose reprehensible offscreen behavior caused him to experience a spectacular fall from grace

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Synonyms for Idol

Icon is a synonym for idol in hero topic. You can use "Icon" instead a noun "Idol", if it concerns topics such as thing, image, representation, person greatly admired. popular alternative

Nearby Words: idolize, idolised

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How words are described

beloved	beloved icon	beloved idol
fellow	fellow icon	fellow idol
old	old icon	old idol
special	special icon	special idol
Other adjectives: corresponding, original, top, popular, small, real, evil, main, famous, key, new, major, religious, legendary, giant, biggest.

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