Figure

//ˈfɪɡə//

Synonyms for "figure" (779 found)

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Closest matches (156)

calculate design digit name number trope accept acclaim acknowledge act acute-angled triangle add adornment adumbrate advert to aesthetic form algebraize allude to amount anacrusis

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anatomy angle apparition appear appearance appraise appreciate archetype aristotelian sorites aroma arrange art form asiaticism aspect assess assume attribute background background detail badge baron bass passage be conspicuous be demonstrable be featured be irrefutable be logical be reasonable be somebody be something be taken as bead beauties bejewel believe beribbon bespangle big gun big man big name bigwig binary digit bit blazon block out blueprint bod body body build body forth body-build bones bourdon brand brass brass hat bravura bridge brilliancy brouillon build burden bust cachet cadence calculation call carcass cartoon carve carving cast catch on to categorical syllogism celebrity character characteristic charge chart chassis chisel chorus cipher class clay clod coda colors colors of rhetoric compute concede concert conclude configuration conformation consider constellation contour contrive copy corpus cost count count on create crest cube cuboid cusp cut cut a dash cut a figure cut out cynosure damage daring dash decagon decide decipher decoration decorative composition decorative style delineation demonstrate demonstration denominate

Noun(4 words)

anatomy bod build chassis

Verb(5 words)

calculate cipher compute count on cypher

Strong matches (234)

denote designate detail determine development device devise diagram diamond differentia differential dig dignitary dignity dilemma display distinctive feature divide division dodecagon

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dodecahedron doll dolly dope dope out draft dramatics draught draughtsman draughty drawing dummy earmark ebauche eclat effect effigy efform eidolon elder elegant variation elevation embellishment emblem emblematize embody embroidery engrave enthymeme enumerate equilateral triangle esquisse establishment estimate etalage euphuism evaluate exemplify exhibition exhibitionism expenditure expense exposition extract roots facet falderal false front false image fame famousness fanfaronade fantasy fantoccini fashion father fathom feather feature features figment of the imagination figuration figurative language figurativeness figure in figure of speech figure on figure out figure up figure-ground figurehead figurine filigree fine writing finger fix flag flair flaunt flaunting flavor flesh floridity floridness flounce flourish flower floweriness flowers of speech flowery style foil folderol folk hero foot force forecast foreground detail foreshadow forge form form an estimate formalize format formation found foursquare frame framework frill galaxy garland gauge gem genre gestalt get gingerbread man give an appreciation gleam glitter glory glow gnomon goclenian sorites graph grasp great great man ground plan guess guise gust hallmark harmonic close heptagon hero heroine hew hexagon hexahedron histrionics hold good hold water house plan hulk human being human body hypercube ichnography icon icosahedron idiocrasy idiosyncrasy idol idolum illuminate illustrate illustration image imagery imagine imago immortal impersonate important person impress impression incarnate index individual individualism inner form integer intend interests interlude intermezzo interpret introductory phrase isosceles triangle jewel judge keynote knead knock out kudos lay figure lay out lay plans layout leader leitmotiv lick into shape light likeness line lineaments lines lion live

Noun(9 words)

design digit fig figure of speech flesh form frame human body image

Verb(6 words)

enter envision estimate fancy forecast image

Related words (389)

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manikin mannequin manner manner of speaking mannerism marionette mark marking master spirit material body matrix measure metaphorize methodize mint mirage mirror modality mode model modus tollens mogul mold monument mood motif motive mould moulder mouldy movement multiply musical phrase musical sentence nabob national style nature nonliterality nonliteralness notability notable notation notoriety notoriousness numeral numerate numero oblong obtuse-angled triangle octagon octahedron odor organize ornament ornamental motif ornamentation outline oxygon pace pageant pageantry paint panjandrum parade parallelepiped parallelogram paralogism part participate particularity passage pattern peculiarity pentagon pentahedron perceive period period style person person of note person of renown personage personality personalize personate personify phantasm phantasma phantasmagoria phantom phase phasis phasm phenomenon phrase physical body physique pick out picture pillar of society plan plan ahead plan on plate platonic body platonic form platonic idea pleiad plot plume point at point out point to polygon polyhedron pop hero popular hero popular idol popularity portrait bust power power elite prearrange prefigure presence presume pretypify price price tag prism prismoid prize profile program project projection property prosyllogism prototype pseudosyllogism public figure publicity puppet purple passage purple patches put faith in pyramid quadrangle quadrant quadrature quadrilateral quality quirk rank rate rationalize realize reckon reclame recognition rectangle refer refer to reference reflect refrain regard relief renown repeated figure report representation reputation repute resolution resolve respect response rhombohedron rhomboid rhombus ribbon ritornello rough rough out roughcast roughhew rule rule of deduction ruling circle sachem savor scarecrow schedule schematize score sculpt sculpture seal section see seeming select semblance set set up setting settle shade shadow shadow forth sham shape shapes shine show showing off showing-off side sign significant form silhouette similize simulacrum singularity skeleton sketch slant smack snowman social lion solve soma somebody something sorites spangle specialty specify spectacle specter splash splurge square staginess stamp stand for stand to reason stanza star statement statuary statue statuette stigmatize strain structure style subject subtract sum summate superstar suppose syllogism symbol symbolize systematize tab table tailor tailpiece taint take take account of take into account take into consideration talk of the town tally tang taste tetragon tetragram tetrahedron the bubble reputation the great the top theatrics theme thermoform think tinsel token top top brass top people torso tot tot up total total effect tote touch tournure trait translate trapeze trapezium trapezoid triangle trick trilateral trunk trust in turn turn of expression tutti tutti passage twig twist tycoon type typify understand valuate value variation variegate vaunt verse very important person view viewpoint vip vision visualize vogue waking dream wax figure waxwork way of speaking whole number wildest dream wise wood carving work work out work up working drawing worthy wraith wreathe

Noun(10 words)

material body name number pattern physical body physique public figure shape soma trope

Verb(7 words)

picture project reckon see visualise visualize work out

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More general

47 entries

amount amount of money appear apprehend body compass comprehend conceive of decoration dig effect envisage evaluate form get the picture grasp

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Antonyms

1 entries

ground

Synonyms

8 entries

calculate design digit human body name number trope visualize

Related terms

3 entries

figurative figuratively figurine

derived

103 entries

Chladni figure Chladni's figure Lichtenberg figure Lissajous figure Purkinje figure Purkinje's figure Widmanstaetten figure Widmanstätten figure academy figure action figure all-figure number authority figure ball park figure ballpark figure big figure black figure

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etymologically related_to

1 entries

dough

has context

4 entries

astrology logic music us

is a

8 entries

illustration impression maneuver model percept representation shape sum

manner of

2 entries

be get picture

related to

77 entries

action addition also also numbers aspect astrological bass body body description body shape calculate chord curves curvy dance figure description

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similar

7 entries

realise realize see understand visualise visualize work out

Translations

237 translations across 45 languages.

Albanian

4 entries

figurë noun (drawing)
figurë noun (shape)
njesh noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
shifër noun (numeral)

Ancient Greek

1 entries

σχῆμα noun (shape)

Armenian

1 entries

պատկեր noun (shape)

Belarusian

1 entries

дзе́яч noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Bulgarian

4 entries

личност noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
снага noun (human figure; shape of human body)
стан noun (human figure; shape of human body)
телосложе́ние noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Catalan

4 entries

figura noun (drawing)
figura noun (shape)
xifra noun (numeral)
figurar-se verb (to come to understand)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

人物 noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
數字 /数字 noun (numeral)
身材 noun (human figure; shape of human body)
體型 /体型 noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Czech

4 entries

ilustrace noun (drawing)
obrázek noun (drawing)
postava noun (human figure; shape of human body)
vyřešit verb (to calculate, to solve a mathematical problem)

Danish

4 entries

ciffer noun (numeral)
figur noun (drawing)
figur noun (shape)
skikkelse noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Dutch

4 entries

afbeelding noun (drawing)
cijfer noun (numeral)
figuur noun (drawing)
figuur noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Esperanto

1 entries

figuro noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Finnish

4 entries

figuuri noun (human figure; shape of human body)
hahmo noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
hahmo noun (shape)
kuva noun (drawing)

French

4 entries

chiffre noun (numeral)
figure noun (drawing)
figure noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
figure noun (shape)

Galician

4 entries

figura noun (drawing)
figura noun (human figure; shape of human body)
figura noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
figura noun (shape)

German

4 entries

Abbildung noun (drawing)
Figur noun (human figure; shape of human body)
Form noun (shape)
Gestalt noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Hebrew

4 entries

דְּמוּת noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
סִפְרָה noun (numeral)
צוּרָה noun (shape)
שרטוט noun (drawing)

Hungarian

4 entries

alak noun (human figure; shape of human body)
alak noun (shape)
alakzat noun (visible pattern)
bábu noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Indonesian

1 entries

sosok noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Ingrian

1 entries

figura noun (shape)

Irish

4 entries

amhlachas noun (drawing)
cruth noun (human figure; shape of human body)
deilbh noun (drawing)
déanamh noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Italian

4 entries

cifra noun (numeral)
figura noun (drawing)
figura noun (human figure; shape of human body)
figura noun (shape)

Japanese

3 entries

人物 noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
体型 noun (human figure; shape of human body)
数字 noun (numeral)

Korean

4 entries

몸매 noun (human figure; shape of human body)
숫자 noun (numeral)
인물 noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
체격 noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Kven

1 entries

haamu noun (shape)

Latin

4 entries

figūra noun (drawing)
figūra noun (shape)
habitus noun (human figure; shape of human body)
numerus noun (number, amount)

Latvian

3 entries

attēls noun (drawing)
cipars noun (numeral)
figūra noun (shape)

Malay

2 entries

perawakan noun (human figure; shape of human body)
susuk noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Malayalam

1 entries

ആകൃതി noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Māori

3 entries

ropi noun (human figure; shape of human body)
ropi noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
whika noun (numeral)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries

رسم noun (drawing)
شكل noun (drawing)
شكل noun (shape)

Persian

4 entries

تصویر noun (drawing)
دیسه noun (drawing)
شکل noun (drawing)
صورت noun (drawing)

Polish

4 entries

cyfra noun (numeral)
figura noun (human figure; shape of human body)
kształt noun (shape)
osoba noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Portuguese

4 entries

cifra noun (numeral)
figura noun (drawing)
figura noun (human figure; shape of human body)
figura noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Romanian

4 entries

figură noun (drawing)
figură noun (human figure; shape of human body)
figură noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
figură noun (shape)

Russian

4 entries

лицо́ noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
о́браз noun (visible pattern)
рису́нок noun (drawing)
телосложе́ние noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Sanskrit

1 entries

स्वरूपः noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Scottish Gaelic

2 entries

dèanamh noun (human figure; shape of human body)
figear noun (numeral)

Spanish

4 entries

cifra noun (numeral)
cifra noun (number, amount)
figura noun (drawing)
figura noun (human figure; shape of human body)

Swedish

4 entries

figur noun (drawing)
figur noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
figur noun (shape)
siffra noun (numeral)

Tagalog

2 entries

laraw noun (shape)
tambilang noun (numeral)

Telugu

1 entries

అంకె noun (numeral)

Turkish

2 entries

şekil noun (drawing)
çözmek verb (to calculate, to solve a mathematical problem)

Ukrainian

4 entries

по́стать noun (human figure; shape of human body)
по́стать noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)
фігу́ра noun (human figure; shape of human body)
фігу́ра noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Vietnamese

4 entries

[bức] hình noun (drawing)
[bức] ảnh noun (drawing)
[con] số noun (numeral)
hình noun (shape)

Wu Chinese

1 entries

人 noun (a person, representing a certain consciousness)

Sample sentences

43 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Strange to say, the figure went out of sight suddenly.

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Eating between meals is bad for the figure.

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The different character typologies are represented schematically in figure one.

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I saw a figure approaching in the distance.

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