The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - image n.

1) likeness, representation, picture, sculpture, statue, effigy, figure, portrait, simulacrum; icon or ikon, idol, graven image, fetish, tiki: Images of BolЎvar can be seen in every town square in Venezuela. The tribesmen still worshipped golden images of their gods. 2) epitome, duplicate, copy, counterpart, facsimile, replica, double, twin, Doppelg„nger, clone, Colloq spitting image or spit and image, (dead) ringer: He's the image of father. He stared at his image in the mirror. 3) impression, concept, conception, perception, idea, perception, notion, mental picture: You are quite different from my image of you. 4 epitome, representative, model, (typical) example, essence, archetype, embodiment, incarnation, personification, materialization, reification, corporealization: For us, she was the very image of what a leader should be. 5) figure (of speech) , trope, metaphor, allusion, simile, symbol: The poem contains images that are obscure unless you know Greek myths. 6) form, appearance, likeness, guise, semblance, aspect, mould, cast: Man claims to be created in God's image.