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

The two illustrations, featured on the upcoming book's endpapers, offer a glimpse into Shane and Ilya's lives together, depicting their relationship at home and their professional lives. — ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026

The film debuted Wednesday and almost immediately attracted scrutiny from viewers who questioned whether generative AI had been used to animate Chomet’s illustrations. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Bright blue lakes, often depicted in illustrations, are rarer than green lakes. — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

The collaboration also extended beyond the screen, with Chomet’s illustrations inspiring Dior’s holiday collections and boutique windows around the world. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026

These products are more complex than basic term insurance, though, so buyers should carefully review policy illustrations, guarantees, fees and potential cash value performance before purchasing. — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Through evocative full-color illustrations and minimal text, readers meet a girl who feels alone in the world. — Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026

The department also confirmed that images accompanying the FBI triangular-object report were illustrations rather than photographs of the object itself. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Marginal illustrations are found in the reproduction of The Antiquities of the Jews, including a portrait of its author, Josephus, and a depiction of two orbs representing the creation of heaven and earth. — Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026