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

This graphic novel from the Lenexa picture-book author and illustrator is based on the experiences of his father, who fled Communist Cuba. — Dan Kelly december 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025 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

Noun

Based on the classic Chris Van Allsburg picture book, Jumanji centers on a pair of kids (played by Kirsten Dunst and Bradley Pierce) who find a magical board game that unleashes its dangers into the real world. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 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

Their aggression on the bases wasn’t perfect — Koss and Drew Gilbert were both picked off — but the Giants have clearly made the steal more of a priority.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
Beyond these coolers, there are several other styles of cooler boxes and bags perfect for a day at the beach.

— Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026

Definition of perfect

Noun

Beginning in 2027, the Folk Album honor will become Contemporary Folk Album, creating two folk album categories.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
This current turn of events was born when Clark was invited to participate in the BBC Proms classical/pops crossover program, as captured on the new album, which was initially put out only on streaming and just had a vinyl edition come out in July.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 July 2026

Definition of album

Adjective

The outdoor swimming pool and loungers overlook the surrounding countryside, and the sauna in a traditional dome is ideal for aching legs.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Shulman rarely leaves New York to do theater anymore, but the timing in this case was ideal, as her New York apartment is undergoing big renovations.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

Definition of ideal

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All three ladies star in Ryan Murphy’s anthology series, American Horror Story, with season 13 set to return to FX this fall.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
And an anthology spinoff issue, a Halloween Special with talents such as James Tynion IV and Tony Fleecs, is being published in October.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026

Definition of anthology

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

Edoya, where brushes have been made by hand since 1718, is around the corner, and Nexpect, an excellent specialty coffee shop, is a short walk away.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Namely stage 13 when the race split into pieces, Tom Pidcock climbed back up the GC, Pedersen had to make a desperate attempt to reach Philipsen up the road to defend green, and the excellent Mauro Schmid got the victory his talent deserves.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of excellent

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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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