PICTURE BOOK Synonyms: 142 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈpik-chər-ˌbu̇k

Definition of picture-book

as in perfect

being entirely without fault or flaw the players gave a picture-book performance that will go down in the annals of football as one of the all-time great games

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Recent Examples of picture-book

Adjective

Labubus were inspired by drawings of cuddly monsters that appeared in a picture-book series by artist Kasing Leung. — Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025 On Wednesday, Christmas Day, not many locations will see the fresh snowfall of picture-book holidays. — Nikki Nolan, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024

Noun

The 60 artworks span early Tove Jansson black-and-white illustrations from the original novels from the 1940s through to cover illustrations, watercolor artwork from Moomin picture books and more. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026 By high school the whole history of my reading life—novels up top, chapter books in the middle, and picture books at the bottom—was available, always, in our dining room. — Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for picture-book

Recent Examples of Synonyms for picture-book

Adjective

Despite Clarity’s choppy obstacle course, the tedious and frustrating tradition of counting votes and lining up bipartisan yeahs, Member by Member, is a tactic the crypto industry has time to employ and perfect.

— Cleve Mesidor, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The dinner theme is Paris, which is perfect for Joy, or at least should be.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 21 July 2026

Definition of perfect

Adjective

Below it, there’s a wide concave base with a drainage hole that’s ideal for faux flowers, real flowers, or decorative rocks.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2026
This is an ideal arrangement for handling bulky or messy supplies for projects, or for letting maintenance personnel into the home to work on the mechanical systems.

— James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026

Definition of ideal

Noun

The anthology feature, produced by Fable and directed by Zack London (better known as Gossip Goblin), extends the creator's existing science fiction universe, the Second Cycle of Humanity, into theaters.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Since 2017, Hebden has built up a tidy discography of sub rosa loosies and EPs under the alias, and even snuck out an ultra-limited vinyl anthology of them in 2021; some of those tracks first surfaced on the Four Tet album Parallel, in 2020.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Definition of anthology

Adjective

Young was flawless until the final hole, his tee shot finding a pot bunker.

— Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
The Spaniards have taken the air out of the balls, played keep-away, erected a flawless defensive fortress, and hijacked tournament brackets from far more direct teams like France and England.

— Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of flawless

Noun

The government did, however, send over legal text stating that Homefield’s developer may not sell, lease or transfer ownership of properties within STAR bond project areas without the Unified Government’s approval.

— Sofi Zeman July 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of text

Adjective

The roofline leaves enough headroom for actual adults, the cargo area is genuinely useful, and visibility remains excellent.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
City Colleges of Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago State University and National Louis University, among others, have built their reputations on the premise that everyone deserves access to an excellent education.

— Andrea Sáenz, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

Definition of excellent

Noun

Turkey Buzzard Press publisher her poetry collection, What Remains and her chapbook, Re-stitching the Sky, was letter-press printed in a limited edition by Tom Parson of Letterpress Depot.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 June 2026
This essay is an edited excerpt from the chapbook Jig, published in the Cahier Series (January 2026) by the Center for Writers & Translators at the American University of Paris, and Sylph Editions, London.

— Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of chapbook

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