Icon and Image

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Icon

Icon noun - A visible representation of something abstract (as a quality).

Usage example: cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour

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

Nearby Words: iconic, iconography, iconics

Image

Image noun - A two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing.

Usage example: a cave with prehistoric images of wild animals

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Icon is a synonym for image in representation topic. You can use "Icon" instead a noun "Image", if it concerns topics such as idol, thing, figure, photo. popular alternative

Nearby Words: imaged, imaging, imagery

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old	old icon	old image
public	public icon	public image
original	original icon	original image
single	single icon	single image
Other adjectives: popular, small, little, main, famous, new, heroic, final, classic, different, recurring, giant, modern.

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Image or Icon. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/icon/image.

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