All images synonyms

noun images

• imagery — the formation of mental images, figures, or likenesses of things, or of such images collectively: the dim imagery of a dream.
• descriptions — a statement, picture in words, or account that describes; descriptive representation.
• pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
• metaphors — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
• similes — a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”. Compare metaphor.
• phantasmagoria — a shifting series of phantasms, illusions, or deceptive appearances, as in a dream or as created by the imagination.
• dream — a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
• hallucination — a sensory experience of something that does not exist outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or auditory images.
• optical illusion — something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
• mirage — an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
• fantasy — imagination, especially when extravagant and unrestrained.