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graphic

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of graphic

something that visually explains or decorates a text

  • the use of graphics in the text of the dictionary helps to break up the visual monotony of the page
Synonyms of graphic

diagram, figure, illustration, plate, visual
Words Related to graphic

art, artwork

drawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picture

caption, key, legend

inset

depiction, pictorialization, portrait, portrayal, representation

clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

graphic

adjective
variants: also graphical

Synonyms and Antonyms of graphic

1 producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description

  • the report offered many graphic details about the devastating earthquake that rocked the area
Synonyms of graphic

delineated, pictorial, picturesque, visual, vivid
Words Related to graphic

depicted, descriptive, expressive

concrete, explicit, specific

faithful, lifelike, natural, photographic, realistic

fresh, incisive, sharp
Near Antonyms of graphic

indeterminate, nebulous, obscure, sketchy, unclear, vague

bleary, blurry, dark, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, muddy, murky, shadowlike, shadowy

ambiguous, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, mysterious

2 consisting of or relating to pictures

  • got a degree in graphic design
Synonyms of graphic

imaginal, pictorial, visual
Words Related to graphic

photographic, video

drawn, painted, represented

illustrational, illustrative

hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), iconographic (or iconographical), ideogramic (or ideogrammic), ideogrammatic, ideographic, pictographic

Synonym Discussion of graphic

graphic, vivid, picturesque mean giving a clear visual impression in words. graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture.
    • a graphic account of combat
vivid suggests an impressing on the mind of the vigorous aliveness of something.
    • a vivid re-creation of an exciting event
picturesque suggests the presentation of a striking or effective picture composed of features notable for their distinctness and charm.
    • a picturesque account of his travels

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  1. See words that rhyme with graphic Dictionary: Definition of graphic Spanish Central: Translation of graphic Nglish: Translation of graphic for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of graphic for Arabic speakers

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