PICTORIAL Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

pik-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

Definition of pictorial

as in graphic

consisting of or relating to pictures that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa

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as in vivid

producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color

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Recent Examples of pictorial

Adjective

Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 Silence = Death, the work of the Silence = Death Collective (and not ACT UP, as Avram Finkelstein relates in his interview) became the primary pictorial representation of ACT UP and a rallying slogan for the fight against the disease. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 3 June 2026

Noun

Gibson, then 34, saw the pictorial in a classy, peekaboo way and even had a clothing budget. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 By 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pictorial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial

Adjective

The charred bodies of Murakami's family are a much more graphic and human-scale sort of violence than is normal for the franchise.

— James Grebey, Time, 3 Nov. 2026
Still, there is something to be said for not deluging the viewer in on-screen gimmicks and graphic flashes.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of graphic

Adjective

These songs are full of vivid details, odd turns of phrase, and crazy schemes.

— Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
Yet new research provides compelling evidence that fringed jumping spiders (Portia fimbriata) experience two distinct sleep states, including one that looks suspiciously like the rapid eye movement (REM) sleep associated with our own vivid dreams.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of vivid

Noun

The gold standard is the 1983 edition, which brought in Dan Marino, but also superstar receivers Mark Clayton and Anthony Carter.

— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
Each of the birthday edition Huayras is stunning in its own way, but photos of the latest entry suggest the designer’s eponymous marque saved the best for last.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of edition

Adjective

The investigation included multiple interviews, medical examinations and photographic evidence.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of photographic

Adjective

The descriptive names of full moons originate from various cultures and are usually based on seasonal changes, natural events, and human activities.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 23 Oct. 2026
In an ideal world, according to Fabscrap, headers would be smaller than two yards, with no backing material, and a small sticker detailing material content and other descriptive elements, such as weight and country of origin, as required.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of descriptive

Noun

Some songs are difficult to follow without lyric sheets in hand, and even then, the internal logic collapses, baiting you in with coherent ideas before going in another direction.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Diving In One common tip from solvers was to try to make your category groups outside of the game before guessing, such as writing them down on a sheet of paper or on your phone.

— Isaac Aronow, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sheet

Adjective

First-person human videos provide examples of how people interact with objects and perform everyday activities, while robot trajectories connect visual observations with physical actions and their outcomes.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Those differences are embodied in the mixed visual approaches Saito takes, switching between vivid color and monochrome, and between chaotic handheld work and steadier camerawork.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of visual

Noun

The Weekly World News supermarket tabloid was published in print from 1979 to 2007.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
While chatting with the tabloid in London, Lancaster reportedly reaffirmed that her husband has no plans of stepping away from music completely.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026