Synonyms of pictorial

pictorial 1 of 2

adjective

pik-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 

1

as in graphic

consisting of or relating to pictures

that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graphic
• photographic
• visual
• video
• illustrative
• imaginal
• illustrational
• represented
• painted
• drawn
• iconographic
• pictographic
• hieroglyphic
• ideographic
• ideogramic
• ideogrammatic

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• graphic
• vivid
• descriptive
• visual
• specific
• picturesque
• expressive
• explicit
• photographic
• depicted
• concrete
• delineated
• realistic
• fresh
• natural
• faithful
• sharp
• lifelike
• incisive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vague
• obscure
• sketchy
• indeterminate
• unclear
• nebulous
• dark
• fuzzy
• indefinite
• faint
• indistinct
• shadowy
• blurry
• hazy
• foggy
• dim
• indistinguishable
• muddy
• ambiguous
• cryptic
• mysterious
• murky
• enigmatic
• bleary
• inscrutable
• equivocal
• shadowlike

pictorial

2 of 2

noun

as in edition

Related Words

• edition
• sheet
• tabloid
• fanzine
• slick
• newsletter
• supplement
• little magazine
• broadside
• extra
• tab
• digest
• periodical
• yearbook
• newsmagazine
• newspaper
• daily
• annual
• serial
• weekly
• monthly
• quarterly
• bimonthly
• magazine
• journal
• bulletin
• mag
• zine
• book
• gazette
• paper
• newsweekly
• organ
• biweekly
• semimonthly
• rag
• semiweekly
• review
• triweekly
• diurnal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pictorial

Adjective

Stripped of any individuating pictorial or textual material, the sign remains recognizable as originating in the streets of Berlin through its figure alone. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Was there a pictorial representation of my book that would allow a deep dive view of how its different strands interacted to form a single narrative arc? — Literary Hub, 22 May 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