Synonyms of photograph

photograph 1 of 2

noun

ˈfō-tə-ˌgraf 

as in photo

a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera

the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• photo
• pic
• snapshot
• print
• shot
• snap
• enlargement
• still
• close-up
• blowup
• telephoto
• daguerreotype
• monochrome
• sepia
• tintype
• ferrotype

photograph

2 of 2

verb

as in to photo

to take a photograph of

we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of photograph

Noun

Attesting to his labor is an ovoid pavilion at the exhibition’s center recreating Brancusi’s studio, chock-a-block with his myriad tools and flanked by walls on both sides bearing letters, photographs, and archival items. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Of the dozens of works in the show, only a couple involve photographs. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

Verb

European observers will see the moon low in the western sky before dawn, creating dramatic opportunities to see and photograph the eclipsed moon above city skylines, coastlines and mountain landscapes as morning twilight begins. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Blesener also photographed youth volleyball tournaments, using disposable film cameras to anonymize those present. — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 13 Aug. 2026