{
  "ikon":{
    "a person who is the object of extreme or uncritical devotion":{
      "examples":[
        "Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, the Beatles, and other icons of pop culture"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "god",
        "hero",
        "idol"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "beau ideal",
        "classic",
        "exemplar",
        "ideal",
        "model",
        "nonpareil",
        "paragon"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader":{
      "examples":[
        "the player's remote control is very user-friendly as it doesn't use any icons that you haven't seen a million times before"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "character",
        "glyph",
        "sign",
        "symbol"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "cipher",
        "letter",
        "numeral",
        "hieroglyph",
        "ideogram",
        "pictogram",
        "pictograph",
        "rune"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality)":{
      "examples":[
        "cites Marlene Dietrich as an icon of old-time Hollywood glamour"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "abstract",
        "avatar",
        "embodier",
        "embodiment",
        "epitome",
        "externalization",
        "genius",
        "image",
        "incarnation",
        "incorporation",
        "instantiation",
        "manifestation",
        "objectification",
        "personification",
        "personifier"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "actualization",
        "concretization",
        "exemplification",
        "personalization",
        "realization",
        "substantiation",
        "essence",
        "quintessence",
        "soul",
        "archetype",
        "exemplar",
        "model",
        "paradigm",
        "pattern",
        "reincarnation"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "a person who is widely known and usually much talked about":{
      "examples":[
        "a sports bar filled with photos of icons from football, basketball, and baseball"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre",
        "cause celebre",
        "celeb",
        "celebrity",
        "figure",
        "light",
        "luminary",
        "megastar",
        "name",
        "notability",
        "notable",
        "notoriety",
        "personage",
        "personality",
        "somebody",
        "standout",
        "star",
        "superstar",
        "VIP"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "favorite",
        "heartthrob",
        "hero",
        "idol",
        "demigod",
        "dignitary",
        "eminence",
        "immortal",
        "monument",
        "pillar",
        "worthy",
        "baron",
        "big shot",
        "bigwig",
        "kahuna",
        "magnate",
        "mogul",
        "nabob",
        "panjandrum"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "lightweight",
        "mediocrity",
        "has-been"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "nobody",
        "noncelebrity"
      ]
    },
    "a two dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing":{
      "examples":[
        "any icon of the Deity is regarded as blasphemous by adherents of that religion"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "illustration",
        "image",
        "likeness",
        "picture"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "delineation",
        "depiction",
        "representation",
        "resemblance",
        "view",
        "portrait",
        "daub",
        "drawing",
        "finger painting",
        "etching",
        "silhouette",
        "sketch",
        "watercolor",
        "caricature",
        "cartoon",
        "doodle",
        "collage",
        "montage",
        "photograph",
        "hieroglyph",
        "hieroglyphic",
        "ideogram",
        "ideograph",
        "pictograph",
        "diagram"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}