IMAGERY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for IMAGERY?

Need another word that means the same as “imagery”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “imagery” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Imagery” are: imagination, imaging, image, metaphor, simile, trope, figure of speech

Imagery as a Noun

Definitions of "Imagery" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “imagery” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The ability to form mental images of things or events.
• Visual images collectively.
• Visual symbolism.
• Visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.

Synonyms of "Imagery" as a noun (7 Words)

figure of speech	A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating.
image	Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense. Her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate.
imagination	The formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses. She d never been blessed with a vivid imagination.
imaging	The ability to form mental images of things or events. Cutting edge imaging technologies.
metaphor	A thing regarded as representative or symbolic of something else. When we speak of gene maps and gene mapping we use a cartographic metaphor.
simile	The use of similes as a method of comparison. His audacious deployment of simile and metaphor.
trope	A figurative or metaphorical use of a word or expression. She uses the Eucharist as a pictorial trope.

Usage Examples of "Imagery" as a noun

• Tennyson uses imagery to create a lyrical emotion.
• The film's religious imagery.
• The impact of computer-generated imagery on contemporary art.

Associations of "Imagery" (30 Words)

archetypal	Recurrent as a symbol or motif in literature, art, or mythology. Archetypal patterns.
chimera	A cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout. The economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.
conceivable	Capable of being imagined or grasped mentally. The body was photographed from every conceivable angle.
conceive	Create (an embryo) by fertilizing an egg. My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day.
creative	A person whose job involves creative work. Change unleashes people s creative energy.
drawing	The art or activity of making drawings. She took lessons in drawing.
dreamland	A pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination. A digital dreamland where you ll pay bills with a click of the mouse.
eidetic	Of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy. An eidetic memory.
envisage	Contemplate or conceive of as a possibility or a desirable future event. The Rome Treaty envisaged free movement across frontiers.
envision	Picture to oneself; imagine possible. I cannot envision him as President.
fanciful	Not based on fact; existing only in the imagination. A fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers.
fantasy	Denoting a competition or league in which participants select imaginary teams from among the players in a real sports league and score points according to the actual performance of their players. Look at their dedication to fantasy leagues and the enormous minutiae of the stats they memorize.
faun	One of a class of lustful rural gods, represented as a man with a goat’s horns, ears, legs, and tail.
hypothetical	A hypothetical proposition or statement. Officials refuse to discuss military policy except in coy hypotheticals.
ideational	Relating to the formation of ideas or concepts. Policy has been shaped by both material and ideational factors.
image	Make an exact copy of (a computer’s hard disk. The hard disk drive should be imaged using a specialized bitstream backup product.
imaginary	A number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1. Chris had imaginary conversations with her.
imagine	Expect, believe, or suppose. After Ned died everyone imagined that Mabel would move away.
improbably	Not easy to believe. A barbecue lunch including improbably a jar of caviar each.
metaphor	A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable. Her poetry depends on suggestion and metaphor.
picture	Show in or as in a picture. He described his mental picture of his assailant.
scenario	An outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work. A possible scenario is that he was attacked after opening the front door.
supposedly	Believed or reputed to be the case. There were rumours of a rift between him and his colleagues supposedly because they were jealous of his relationship with the Duchess.
surreal	Having the qualities of surrealism bizarre. The incongruous imagery in surreal art and literature.
symbolism	Symbolic meaning attributed to natural objects or facts. He has always believed in the importance of symbolism in garden art.
tale	A lie. She enjoyed hearing others tell their tales.
trope	A significant or recurrent theme; a motif. Perhaps it is a mistake to use tropes and parallels in this eminently unpoetic age.
visionary	Existing only in a vision or in the imagination. Visionary schemes for getting rich.
visual	Relating to seeing or sight. The music should fit the visuals.
visualize	Form a mental image of; imagine. The DNA was visualized by staining with ethidium bromide.