Synonyms for icon
ˈaɪ kɒn

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1. icon(noun)

   (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, ikon(noun)

   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, ikon(noun)

   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. List of paraphrases:

   arrow, icon., icons, symbol

How to use icon in a sentence?

1. Danielle Kelly:

   It's the most recognizable icon in the world.

2. Michael Dougherty:

   It's recognizable as an icon, and that's never going to change.

3. Apo Aporosa:

   Kava is the dominant cultural icon for Pacifica people and the icon of identity for them.

4. Carolyn Palmer:

   I not only wanted to portray the playful, animated and spontaneous Lucy, but also the glamorous Hollywood icon.

5. Anuj Somany:

   People should first get the lid of own mind opened before accepting any person being mass propagated as an icon.

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