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adjective

variants also graphical

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective graphic differ from other similar words?

The words picturesque and vivid are common synonyms of graphic. While all three words mean "giving a clear visual impression in words," graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture.

a graphic account of combat

When can picturesque be used instead of graphic?

Although the words picturesque and graphic have much in common, 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

When would vivid be a good substitute for graphic?

In some situations, the words vivid and graphic are roughly equivalent. However, vivid suggests an impressing on the mind of the vigorous aliveness of something.

a vivid re-creation of an exciting event

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of graphic
Noun
Nvidia is gearing up to release a new budget PC graphics card with the GeForce RTX 5050, which the company says will start at $249. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025 Next are Zen-like music, scenes and graphics to show a patient’s sudden enlightenment about the drug’s benefits. Jim Martin, Denver Post, 21 June 2025
Adjective
The shorts, finished with a gold chain belt, added a textural contrast to the sneaker’s graphic print and elevated outsole. Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2025 The post included a graphic showing how the United States’s central bank rate compared to other nations. Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for graphic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graphic
Noun
  • An illustrator and illustrations teacher at the time, Jacobsen learned of Machine Head, a metal fabrication shop in the Crossroads, through Arts Upload, a PBS show featuring local art.
    Madeline King, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2025
  • Featuring illustrations by Nenka Myers, the book will arrive in spring 2026.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • The title track – the last song on the album – does follow a Boss-esque blueprint of vivid storytelling (with the serious true-life recounting of a near-fatal car crash as a teen), but the music leans more Killers sheen than Springsteen muscularity.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 22 June 2025
  • Haim’s new album gives vivid shape to a hard-to-define phase. Recipes: Try our recipe for rye shortcakes with strawberry-mandarinquat compote and citrus labneh. Games: Get our free daily crossword puzzle, sudoku, word search and arcade games.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025
Adjective
  • In a more recent industry-paradigm shift, firms are prioritizing the ecological consequences of their work, the history of a place, and the visual effect that renovating a structure will have on an area.
    Rachel Gallaher, Robb Report, 21 June 2025
  • Superhero cinema has dominated since then, and Brad Bird's visual style and humor feel less novel.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Documents requested include information about voting machines; voter rolls; software; software updates; hardware, including forensic-grade copies of hard drives; diagrams of all equipment, including network and Wi-Fi components; and flash drives that carry election results.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025
  • When Did Mammals Begin to Thrive? Mesozoic era diagram with Morganucodon.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 16 June 2025
Adjective
  • Many are created in order to address a concern (dandruff, breakage, brittleness) or to work most effectively for a specific hair type (4C curls, wavy hair, gray hair).
    Jailynn Taylor, Allure, 26 June 2025
  • This is largely owed to its specific reliance on getting lost among all those references, but an equally major culprit is its constantly shifting theme and focus.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The exhibition path follows a typological order, bringing together more than 600 photographic works by 25 artists that recount over a century of German photography.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
  • The university itself doesn’t have a lot of photographic evidence of this man.
    Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The images show trucks at two key sites — Isfahan and Fordo.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025
  • Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies Maxar satellite imagery of Fordo fuel enrichment facility.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • In interviews, Burnett’s recollections are more pictorial than psychological.
    Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
  • Image Sherald’s vertical portraits, by contrast, retain their pictorial charisma despite a certain repetitiveness.
    Deborah Solomon, New York Times, 15 May 2025

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“Graphic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graphic. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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