statue

nountrophy or memorial

Synonyms for statue

noun trophy or memorial

Antonyms for statue

entity

Word Origin & History

c.1300, from Old French statue (12c.), from Latin statua "image, statue," prop. "that which is set up," back-formation from statuere "to cause to stand, set up," from status "a standing, position," from stare "to stand" (see stet). The children's game of statues is attested from 1906.

Example Sentences for statue

In the garden of Anaxagoras, you will find a statue of Pallas, carved from an olive-tree.

"Men say it is not so grand as the statue of Zeus, that we have at Olympia," replied the boy.

From this marble Phidias sculptured a statue of Vengeance, which was called Rhamnusia.

We do not know which genius first discovered the use of pottery but he deserves a statue.

By the statue of Horace Greeley I stood a moment irresolute.

Reid sat in the dark, still as a statue; I clenched my hands and held silence.

Renmark stood motionless as a statue, an object lesson in self-control.

It was rumored that a statue by him had been exhibited in New York.

You are not a man--you are a fish of cold blood; a statue of iron!

By the awkwardness of the unpacker, the statue's thumb was broken.

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Synonyms for statue

Antonyms for statue

effigy

figure

figures

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images

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figure

figures

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Synonyms for statue

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