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Images are rejected due to similar content

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October 2, 2025
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Why my majority images are rejected due to similar image already exist statement. whereas there is no same type of image exist even on google. I am attaching my image please have a look and find this on google as well.

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Correct answer jacquelingphoto2017

Hi @subhana_3861 ,

For some strange reason they are refusing images as similar although there's no similar in the contributors profile or on the Adobe website. I have such kind of refusals.

With that said, all the images you post here are considered as similar. However, counting from left to right, if these were the only uploads you had, you'd have earned a genuine similar refusal. All the images has something different to offer except the fourth image. Different color does not count. Also, based on the general definition of similar, only a limited number is allowed.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

Abambo

Community Expert

Well, the third and the fourth image are pretty much the same! But that does not explain, why the all got refused, except that the tool Adobe is using is an enigma to us contributors. We can't only speculate that keywords and description have also a say in their decision making.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Nancy OShea

Community Expert

How many gimmicky ways can you dress up an Ice Cream and make it sellable to customers?

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=ice+cream 3.3 million results.

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=silly+ice+cream

https://stock.adobe.com/search?k=silly+ice+cream+characters

Gimmicks don't sell. Innovative ideas sell.

Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert

jacquelingphoto2017

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Hi @subhana_3861 ,

For some strange reason they are refusing images as similar although there's no similar in the contributors profile or on the Adobe website. I have such kind of refusals.

With that said, all the images you post here are considered as similar. However, counting from left to right, if these were the only uploads you had, you'd have earned a genuine similar refusal. All the images has something different to offer except the fourth image. Different color does not count. Also, based on the general definition of similar, only a limited number is allowed.

Best wishes

Jacquelin

daniellei4510

Community Expert

As best we can figure, the similar content rejection reason often seems very random. I recently submitted flower and dog assets that, in theory, should have been rejected for similar content based entirely on subject matter. They were accepted. That said, Adobe says you should not submit more than 3 variations of the same subject. Here you have five, probably all with very similar keywords. That comes to the attention of what we suspect is a bot making such decisions.

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RALPH_L

Community Expert

We cannot help you. The policy for this rejection reason has changed and several contributors have reported about it. Adobe stands by their decision.

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