Synonyms of illustrations

illustrations

noun

plural of illustration

1

as in diagrams

something that visually explains or decorates a text

this book on birds has gorgeous illustrations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diagrams
• graphics
• figures
• visuals
• drawings
• pictures
• plates
• depictions
• captions
• portraits
• artworks
• images
• representations
• arts
• portrayals
• illuminations
• explanations
• pictograms
• pictographs
• insets
• explications
• clarifications
• keys
• elucidations
• legends
• expositions
• pictorializations

2

as in explanations

a statement that makes something clear

forced to give several illustrations until she was understood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explanations
• interpretations
• translations
• explications
• elucidations
• analyses
• illuminations
• constructions
• clarifications
• definitions
• expositions
• exegeses
• comments
• reasonings
• road maps
• commentaries
• annotations
• demonstrations
• paraphrases
• glosses
• restatements
• meanings
• justifications
• edifications
• rationales
• enactments
• enlightenments
• warnings
• rationalizations
• caveats
• epexegeses
• disentanglements
• cautions

3

as in pictures

a two-dimensional design intended to look like a person or thing

the doctor sketched an illustration to explain the procedure to the patient

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pictures
• depictions
• images
• portraits
• drawings
• representations
• likenesses
• photographs
• resemblances
• watercolors
• sketches
• icons
• views
• caricatures
• etchings
• diagrams
• silhouettes
• collages
• cartoons
• delineations
• doodles
• hieroglyphics
• hieroglyphs
• pictographs
• daubs
• montages
• ideograms
• finger paintings
• ideographs

4

as in examples

one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like

chose one essay as an illustration of the high quality of the collection

Synonyms & Similar Words

• examples
• specimens
• samples
• instances
• cases
• exemplifications
• representatives
• prototypes
• indications
• exemplars
• cases in point
• archetypes
• paradigms
• classics
• manifestations
• cross sections
• signs
• evidences
• loci classici
• microcosms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of illustrations

IllustratorMagic then generates the story, illustrations, and page layout together while keeping characters consistent from page to page. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 18 Oct. 2026

In other words, the idea of turning roads into giant wireless chargers has been kicking around for years, and some projects are now producing encouraging results rather than just concept illustrations. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Design was an important factor in planning the weekend, with blooming florals from Stoneblossom, custom illustrations by Champagne and Ink, and transformative décor crafted by Ryan Designs. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Oct. 2026

The story is elevated by its weird and lovely illustrations of spiders on strike, forest creatures both natural and supernatural, and a bog that is always, always watching. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

Gracing walls are iconic photographs of Christian Dior and illustrations by René Grau. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

But the Iran example – and particularly the ongoing episodic closures of the Strait of Hormuz – is one of the best illustrations today of how merely invoking credibility to act is not the same as having an overall endgame strategy. — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026

With illustrations by Axel Scheffler, the book was a runaway bestseller. — David Morgan, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

The deluxe book features a foreword from Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, a history of the 101’ers by band member Richard Nother Dudanski, plus Strummer’s own writings and illustrations. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 8 Oct. 2026