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. Hillary Clinton:

   That is one of my favorite dresses, this is what's called a cold-shoulder dress ... Like everything I do, it turned out to be controversial. I'm hardly a fashion icon, I absolutely admit that.

2. Linda Thompson:

   I absolutely adored him, and I still feel a connection to his soul because he was such a good human being and a charismatic figure. I got to know him very intimately as a human being, not just Elvis Presley the icon. I still feel that and there’s a raw spot in my heart when I see him or hear him sing. I have to stop what I’m doing and just remember the great love that we shared. That doesn’t go away. That stays in the heart forever.

3. Victoria Hoffman:

   A chance to meet your favorite icon –maybe a famed artist or photographer- may be as little as $10,000. But a celebrity or athlete may expect a donation of no less than $50-100,000.

4. Prince Harry and Meghan:

   Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be remembered for Archbishop Desmond Tutu optimism, Archbishop Desmond Tutu moral clarity, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu joyful spirit. Archbishop Desmond Tutu was an icon for racial justice and beloved across the world, it was only two years ago that Archbishop Desmond Tutu held our son, Archie, while we were in South Africa --.

5. Danielle Kelly:

   It's the most recognizable icon in the world.