Icon

/ˈaɪ.kɑn/

Synonyms for "icon" (245 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (49)

Adjective(3 words)
cultural iconcultural symboldutch art symbol

Strong matches (74)

engravingeucharistialexact likenessfair copyfaithful copyfakefellowfigureforgeryfrescoglossemeholy crossholy grailholy waterholy-water sprinklerhostidolilluminationillustrationimage
Show 18 more words
imitationincensorylexemelexical formlikenessliving imageliving picturematchmatematzomenorahmezuzahmikvahminiaturemirroringmodelmonstrancemontage
Adjective(3 words)
holyimmortalincomparable

Related words (122)

Noun(39 words)
monumentmonumentsmortarboardnational emblemnonesuchobject motifobject symbolorb of lightowlpelepictographspictureproduct thumbnailrole modelsacred imagesaguarosamuraishamrocksshowpiecesshrine
Show 19 more words
sicklessignsilhouettesombrerosstatus indicatorstickerssymbolsymbol of freedomsymbolssystem iconthumbnail layoutthumbnailstorchestotemstriumphal archtulipsunlabeled signvisual symbolvoltaire
Adverb(1 words)
more public monument
Determiner(1 words)
most role model
Adjective(5 words)
mythological figurenational marvelnational symbolsreligious iconrenowned medical trailblazer
Verb(1 words)
read pictograph

Choosing the right synonym

  • Closest matches in this entry: image, abstract, abstraction, agnus dei, altarpiece.
  • Sentence evidence is available for icon, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
  • Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.

Synonym selection checklist

  • Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
  • Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
  • Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "icon".
  • Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.

When not to replace "icon"

Keep "icon" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.

If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.

Replacement workflow

1. Preserve meaning

Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "icon" intact in the sentence you are editing.

2. Tune tone

Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.

3. Re-read context

Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.

Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.

Final fit check

After choosing a replacement for "icon", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.

If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "icon" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries
celebritycomputer graphicpaintingpicturereligious imagerepresentationsymbol

More specific

14 entries
Christ iconVirgin Mary iconapp iconcrestdesktop iconfile iconfolder iconglyphlogomovie iconmusic iconpatron saint iconpolitical iconsports icon

Collocations

6 entries
app iconcultural icondesktop icongraphical iconprogram iconreligious icon

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

6 entries

Translations

112 translations across 51 languages.

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Amharic

1 entries
  • አዶ noun (small picture, computer icon)

Arabic

3 entries
  • أَيْقُونَة noun (image)
  • أَيْقُونَة noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • قُونَة noun (image)

Armenian

2 entries
  • պատկեր noun (image)
  • պատկերակ noun (small picture, computer icon)

Belarusian

2 entries
  • абра́з noun (image)
  • во́браз noun (image)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • изображе́ние noun (image)
  • ико́на noun (small picture, computer icon)

Burmese

1 entries
  • အိုင်ကွန် noun (small picture, computer icon)

Catalan

2 entries
  • icona noun (image)
  • icona noun (small picture, computer icon)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 圖標 /图标 noun (small picture, computer icon)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 圖標 /图标 noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • 圖示 /图示 noun (small picture, computer icon)

Cornish

1 entries
  • ikon noun (image)

Czech

2 entries
  • ikona noun (image)
  • ikona noun (small picture, computer icon)

Danish

2 entries
  • ikon noun (image)
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Dutch

3 entries
  • icoon noun (image)
  • icoon noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • pictogram noun (small picture, computer icon)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • ikono noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • piktogramo noun (image)
  • piktogramo noun (small picture, computer icon)

Finnish

3 entries
  • ikoni noun (image)
  • kuvake noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • symboli noun (image)

French

2 entries
  • icône noun (image)
  • icône noun (small picture, computer icon)

Galician

2 entries
  • icona noun (image)
  • icona noun (small picture, computer icon)

German

2 entries
  • Bild noun (image)
  • Icon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Greek

2 entries
  • εικονίδιο noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • εικόνα noun (image)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • ikon noun (image)
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Irish

2 entries
  • íocón noun (image)
  • íocón noun (small picture, computer icon)

Italian

2 entries
  • icona noun (image)
  • icona noun (small picture, computer icon)

Japanese

1 entries
  • アイコン noun (small picture, computer icon)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • таңбаша noun (small picture, computer icon)

Korean

1 entries
  • 아이콘 noun (small picture, computer icon)

Latin

2 entries
  • icon noun (image)
  • icuncula noun (image)

Maltese

2 entries
  • ikona noun (image)
  • ikona noun (small picture, computer icon)

Marathi

1 entries
  • आयकन noun (small picture, computer icon)

Māori

3 entries
  • ata noun (image)
  • ata noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • ata iti noun (image)

Norman

2 entries
  • icône noun (image)
  • icône noun (small picture, computer icon)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • ikon noun (image)
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • ikon noun (image)
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Persian

2 entries
  • شمایل noun (image)
  • نماک noun (small picture, computer icon)

Polish

3 entries
  • ikona noun (image)
  • ikona noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • ikonka noun (small picture, computer icon)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • ícone noun (image)
  • ícone noun (small picture, computer icon)

Romanian

1 entries
  • iconiță noun (small picture, computer icon)

Russian

4 entries
  • значо́к noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • изображе́ние noun (image)
  • ико́нка noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • карти́нка noun (small picture, computer icon)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries
  • ìomhaigh noun (image)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ikonica noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • ìkona noun (image)
  • ìkona noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • иконица noun (small picture, computer icon)

Slovak

3 entries
  • ikona noun (image)
  • ikona noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • symbol noun (small picture, computer icon)

Slovene

1 entries
  • ikona noun (image)

Spanish

4 entries
  • icono noun (image)
  • icono noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • ícono noun (image)
  • ícono noun (small picture, computer icon)

Swedish

4 entries
  • bild noun (image)
  • ikon noun (image)
  • ikon noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • symbol noun (small picture, computer icon)

Thai

2 entries
  • สัญรูป noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • ไอคอน noun (small picture, computer icon)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sembol noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • simge noun (small picture, computer icon)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • значо́к noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • зобра́ження noun (image)
  • карти́нка noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • о́браз noun (image)

Uyghur

2 entries
  • ئايكون noun (small picture, computer icon)
  • سىنبەلگە noun (small picture, computer icon)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • biểu tượng noun (image)
  • biểu tượng noun (small picture, computer icon)

Welsh

2 entries
  • eicon noun (image)
  • eicon noun (small picture, computer icon)

Yup'ik

1 entries
  • ikuunaq noun (image)

Sample sentences

17 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Double-click on the icon.

Source: tatoeba (426797)

Double-click the icon.

Source: tatoeba (426799)

You have added a comment, not a translation. To add a translation, click on the "あ→а" icon above the sentence.

Source: tatoeba (474331)

It's troublesome that Internet Explorer's stop icon looks like a shiitake mushroom.

Source: tatoeba (542593)

Showing 4 of 17 available sentences.

Common questions

What are the closest synonyms for "icon"?

Closest matches include image, abstract, abstraction, agnus dei, altarpiece.

How should I check whether a synonym fits "icon"?

Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.

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