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Nouns (32)

n. a picture displayed by an electronic device

n. (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world; "a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty"

image, mental image

n. an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"

double, image

n. someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"

effigy, image, simulacrum

n. a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"

display, image, picture

n. a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"

image, prototype, paradigm, epitome

n. a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

figure, image, trope, figure of speech

n. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

form, display, look, view, representation, image, picture

n. display on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube on which is electronically created

Verbs (8)

figure, project, image, picture, fancy, see, visualize, envision

v. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (12)

graphic

adj. describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes"

graphic, graphical

adj. relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data"

graphic, graphical

adj. of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News

pictorial, lifelike, vivid, graphic

adj. evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description"

graphic, graphical, in writing

adj. written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols"

Fuzzynyms (144)

reputation

n. the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"

dignity, self-respect, self-esteem, self-regard

n. the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure"

reflection, reflexion, mirror image

n. a likeness in which left and right are reversed

conception, concept

n. an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

clone, clon

n. a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction

mate, consort, partner, spouse, married person

n. a person's partner in marriage

mate

n. informal term for a friend of the same sex

replacement, alternate

n. someone who takes the place of another person

proxy

n. a person authorized to act for another

relief, substitute, stand-in, backup, backup man

n. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult); "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"

standby, understudy

n. an actor able to replace a regular performer when required

bust

n. a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person

dummy

n. a figure representing the human form

likeness, semblance

n. picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing

manakin, manikin, mannikin, mannequin

n. a life-size dummy used to display clothes

portrayal, portrait

n. any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"

idol, god, graven image

n. a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"

representation, mental representation, internal representation, mental picture

n. a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

shape, embodiment

n. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"

shape, form, pattern

n. a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

substance, center, sum, centre, core, essence, heart, inwardness, marrow, kernel, gist, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"

forerunner, precursor

n. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another

type

n. a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"

division, section, part

n. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"

manner, ilk

n. a kind of person; "I don't like people of his ilk"

model

n. a type of product; "his car was an old model"

antecedent, ancestor, ascendant, ascendent

n. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

predecessor

n. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

ideal

n. the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain

quintessence

n. the purest and most concentrated essence of something

standard, criterion

n. the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

perfection, idol, paragon, beau ideal

n. an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

symbol

n. an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance

character, grapheme, graphic symbol

n. a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

figure, fig

n. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

letter, alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet

n. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

buffer, fender

n. a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact

bumper

n. a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

pillow

n. a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

screen, sieve

n. a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles

screen

n. protective covering consisting of a metallic netting mounted in a frame and covering windows or doors (especially for protection against insects)

blind, screen

n. something that keeps things out or hinders sight; "they had just moved in and had not put up blinds yet"

screen, screen door

n. a door that consists of a frame holding metallic or plastic netting; used to allow ventilation and to keep insects from entering a building through the open door; "he heard the screen slam as she left"

shock, cushion, shock absorber

n. a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses; "the old car needed a new set of shocks"

safety, guard

n. a device designed to prevent injury

conceive, conceptualize, conceptualise, ideate, conceive of

v. have the idea for; "He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients"; "This library was well conceived"

mull, meditate, ponder, contemplate, muse, reflect, ruminate, speculate, chew over, mull over, think over

v. reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

hope, expect, go for

v. intend with some possibility of fulfilment; "I hope to have finished this work by tomorrow evening"

copy, recreate

v. make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"

depict, portray, limn

v. make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

show, picture, depict

v. show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

impersonate, portray

v. assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

precise

adj. sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"

vivid

adj. having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience; "a vivid recollection"

trenchant

adj. clearly or sharply defined to the mind; "clear-cut evidence of tampering"; "Claudius was the first to invade Britain with distinct...intentions of conquest"; "trenchant distinctions between right and wrong"

Synonyms (26)

declared, stated

adj. declared as fact; explicitly stated

definitive, unequivocal

adj. clearly defined or formulated; "the plain and unequivocal language of the laws"- R.B.Taney

express

adj. not tacit or implied; "her express wish"

practical, pragmatic, down-to-earth, hardheaded, hard-nosed

adj. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

living

adj. true to life; lifelike; "the living image of her mother"

real

adj. coinciding with reality; "perceptual error...has a surprising resemblance to veridical perception"- F.A.Olafson

true-to-life, true to life

adj. representing things or actions or conditions as they actually are; "the novel about ghetto life was true to life"; "true-to-life duck decoys"

virtual, practical

adj. being actually such in almost every respect; "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

engrossed

adj. written formally in a large clear script, as a deed or other legal document

handwritten, hand-written

adj. written by hand

inscribed

adj. written (by handwriting, printing, engraving, or carving) on or in a surface

print, printed

adj. written in print characters or produced by means of e.g. a printing press

scrivened

adj. copied in handwriting

transcribed

adj. taken down in writing especially from notes or dictated or recorded information

typed, typewritten

adj. written on a typewriter

Antonyms (0)

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