Synonyms for icon
ˈaɪ kɒnicon

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1. iconnoun

   (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

   Synonyms:
   ikon, picture, image

2. picture, image, icon, ikonnoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   figure, flick, look-alike, video, figure of speech, mental picture, range, paradigm, film, epitome, moving picture, simulacrum, impression, depiction, characterization, picture, effigy, motion-picture show, mental image, trope, ikon, scene, movie, characterisation, word-painting, pic, delineation, double, exposure, image, persona, photo, range of a function, motion picture, pictorial matter, photograph, prototype, painting, word picture, moving-picture show, picture show

3. icon, ikonnoun

   a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

   Synonyms:
   ikon, picture, image

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1. • Computer Science
   • Symbol

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1. List of paraphrases for "icon":

   arrow, icon., icons, symbol

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1. List of known nicknames for "Icon":

   Harding, Paul, Gerard Beraya

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1. Nathan Chen:

   No matter what he does in the future, he will always, always be a true figure skating icon, one of the greatest ever, if not the greatest ever, it’s been such an amazing honor to be alive at the same time as him.

2. Rachel Nichols:

   Rachel Nichols said it was surprising and disappointing that the NBA did not do the same especially when it had tributes for civil rights icon John Lewis and actor Chadwich Boseman. If you are a league that holds equality as a core value, and I know for sure that this league does, the icons of that equality cant be those who just helped the men that we all see on TV but those who paved the way for the women who worked right alongside them, after all, the NBA is significantly stronger because of all the women who work in it and around it. And we are all significantly stronger because a young lawyer dedicated her life to allow us to have those opportunities. WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert released a statement on Bader Ginsburg death on Friday two days before the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun played their playoff game. Sad to hear of the passing of an icon, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a role model, and a champion for equality for so many.

3. Charlotte Tilbury:

   I was so thrilled and honored to be asked to design Britney’s bridal beauty look! britney is an icon of our time who has inspired and empowered us all with her joy and positive energy. She’s such a natural beauty and has the most mesmerizing big, brown eyes.

4. Gary Oldman:

   The world lost an artist of transcendent talent, he was the very definition, the living embodiment of that singular word: icon.

5. Adam Budelli:

   The anticipation of a sports icon accomplishing a historical milestone often dramatically boosts ticket sales so real fans can say : ‘ I was there when, ’ with LeBron James closing in on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring record, The Lakers are the hottest ticket in Justin Ford/Getty Images NBA – their games against the Thunder and Bucks are the two best-selling NBA games of the week.