Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > I Synonyms of icarus Find synonyms for: Noun 1. Icarus usage: (Greek mythology) son of Daedalus; while escaping from Crete with his father (using the wings Daedalus had made) he flew too close to the sun and the wax melted and he fell into the Aegean and drowned WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of icarus (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Hanukkah Origins of the Christmas Holiday Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 Krampus: The Christmas Devil Kwanzaa ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: salvo Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language