Synonyms of film

film 1 of 2

noun

ˈfilm 

1

as in movie

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

watched a film on the Hopi Indians at the multicultural center

Synonyms & Similar Words

• movie
• documentary
• flick
• motion picture
• moving picture
• feature
• picture
• flicker
• cartoon
• docudrama
• short
• animated cartoon
• talkie
• short subject
• featurette
• B movie
• silent
• B picture
• cofeature

2

as in filmmaking

the art or business of making a movie

learned about some of the special-effects techniques used in film

Synonyms & Similar Words

• movie
• filmmaking
• cinema
• pictures
• Hollywood
• screen
• silver screen
• Bollywood
• moviemaking
• big screen
• filmdom
• filmland
• showbiz
• show business

film

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verb

as in to videotape

Related Words

• videotape
• image
• photograph
• picture
• photo
• retake
• rephotograph
• shoot
• snap
• mug

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of film

Noun

Researchers are now chasing even easier formats, including oral dissolving films, sometimes called thin films or sublingual films, that dissolve in the mouth and release medication without any injection. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Bird has concerns, particularly around the build-up of power around technological advancements, which push the film into surprising and exciting dystopian directions. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

This way of thinking is not uncommon, and it’s not limited to film criticism. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026

The Predator crew was on-site, waiting outside to film the planned confrontation. — Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026