Thesaurus results for PHOTOREALISM

photo-realism

noun

Definition of photo-realism

as in realism

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Recent Examples of photo-realism Video game graphics have been defined by technical limitations ever since the invention of the art form, with photorealism only becoming possible within the last decade. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 May 2026 Many of these images were highly persuasive, complete with fully legible text, shading, and other visual props that increased their photorealism. — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026 Aside from the out-there storylines, these movies look nothing like Studio Ghibli or the photorealism of a Disney/Pixar film. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026 Then the animators could take over and finish the rest with their skillful photorealism. — Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025 In the same way that VR gaming has been detrimentally entwined with the pursuit of photorealism, VR gaming has been co-opted by these hardcore values that ultimately limit the medium. — Marcus Carter, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2024

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Noun

Over the past decade, style has seen our closets focus on ‘clean’ realism—those polished, monochromatic staples that blur our on and off-duty lives.

— Julia Hobbs, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
Subverting the unassuming realism of the city with the twisted unreality of this level design not only heightens the uncanny factor but also unlocks more design creativity.

— Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of realism

Noun

Yana Radeva, shockingly a first-time actor, is quietly commanding as Veska, suggesting entire histories without spelling them out, while Grisebach’s documentary-like naturalism makes even the film’s strangest turns feel oddly plausible.

— Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
In true Joycean fashion, Ironweed wants both symbolism and naturalism, the elevated language of heaven’s vaults alongside the unadorned details of bodily filth.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturalism

Noun

Working in charcoal and conté crayon two days a week for an entire year—600 hours—the young student achieved a remarkable level of photographic verisimilitude in the still life.

— Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2026
La Gradiva’s seamless verisimilitude is a testament both to Atlan’s authority behind the camera and to the extensive research that went into the script — a portrait of adolescence ringing at once bracingly of the moment and achingly timeless.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026