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

Sometime in the past few weeks, a 20-year-old college kid named Pierre Damas Bel took a photograph of the lower part of one of his legs. — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2026

The investigation found Love posted photographs and videos of himself wearing 49ers gear and portrayed himself as a legitimate player. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

There really was an Ernetti, who really did claim to have photographed the face of Christ during the crucifixion using a time viewer of his own creation — a picture whose fraudulence becomes a plot point onscreen. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

He has been photographed and filmed eating meat numerous times on the campaign trail. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026