Synonyms for imagery
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Definitions
- n. 1
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects.
Forms
- Plural
- imageries → imagings, visions, imaginations, phantoms…
Example sentences
- vision Her glasses let her see with twenty-twenty vision.
- imagination Don't underestimate the power of your imagination.
- illustration She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent.
- metaphor Churchill uses the metaphor of building a temple.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| imagery | rising | |
| vision | rising | |
| imagination | rising | |
| imaging | rising | |
| illustration | steady | |
| metaphor | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- fancy2
- 6 letters
- vision2
- 7 letters
- imaging3, phantom2
- 8 letters
- illusion3, metaphor3, phantasm3
- 11 letters
- imagination5
- 12 letters
- illustration4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fancy2 = 2 syllables).