Synonyms for statue
ˈstætʃ ustat·ue

Princeton's WordNet

1. statuenoun

   a sculpture representing a human or animal

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1. statuenoun

   Synonyms:
   image (made of some solid substance)

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1. statuenoun

   Synonyms:
   image, acrolith, caryatid, xoanon

   Associated words:
   sculpture, statuary, sculptor, statuesque, figurine, esquisse

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1. List of paraphrases for "statue":

   statuette

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1. Henry David Thoreau, "Where I Live":

   It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.

2. David Cameron:

   This statue is a magnificent tribute to one of the most towering figures in the history of world politics, many of his teachings remain as potent today as when he first made them.

3. Nicolas Butor:

   He ruled Senegal through terror, burning villages and massacring people, yet despite that he continues to be glorified in Lille, we want the Faidherbe statue removed from public space. We need to stop glorifying racist colonial figures.

4. Jean Sibelius, quoted in Bengt de Torne "Sibelius: A Close-Up" 1937:

   Pay no attention to what the critics say... Remember, a statue has never been set up in honor of a critic!

5. Nancy Pelosi:

   It's really a sad thing. It's almost as if they decided to turn the Statue of Liberty around.