Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun simulacrum

2 senses of simulacrum

Sense 1
simulacrum -- (an insubstantial or vague semblance)
       => semblance, gloss, color, colour -- (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color")

Sense 2
effigy, image, simulacrum -- (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone")
       => representation -- (a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something)