image vs figure

image and figure both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
image	Yes	No	Yes	No
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, image and figure are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of image include figure of speech, trope.

As verbs, image and figure are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of image include envision, fancy, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize.

image (noun)	figure (noun)
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface	a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)	a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world	a decorative or artistic work
the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public	the impression produced by a person
an iconic mental representation	the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
a standard or typical example	alternative names for the body of a human being
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense	a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
(mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined	a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)	language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
	a well-known or notable person
	an amount of money expressed numerically
	one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
	a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

image (verb)	figure (verb)
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind	make a mathematical calculation or computation
render visible, as by means of MRI	judge to be probable
	understand
	imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
	be or play a part of or in