Image and Icon

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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. In some cases you can use "Icon" instead a noun "Image", when it comes to topics like idol, thing, figure, photo. popular alternative

Nearby Words: imaged, imaging, imagery

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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Synonyms for Icon

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

Nearby Words: iconic, iconography, iconics

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

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Icon and Image. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/image/icon

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Icon or Image. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/image/icon.

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