Synonyms of pictures

pictures 1 of 2

noun

plural of picture

as in film

the art or business of making a movie

hoping for a career in pictures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• film
• movie
• filmmaking
• screen
• cinema
• big screen
• silver screen
• Hollywood
• filmland
• moviemaking
• Bollywood
• filmdom
• showbiz
• show business

pictures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of picture

1

as in depicts

to present a picture of

the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depicts
• portrays
• images
• represents
• documents
• describes
• sketches
• outlines
• shows
• diagrams
• renders
• silhouettes
• illustrates
• delineates
• caricatures

2

as in imagines

to form a mental picture of

could easily picture the mining town from the vivid description of it in the author's memoirs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• imagines
• images
• sees
• envisions
• dreams
• features
• visions
• fantasies
• visualizes
• conceives
• conjures (up)
• fancies
• plans
• fantasizes
• envisages
• conceits
• contemplates
• ideates
• daydreams
• reflects
• projects
• reminisces
• muses
• stargazes
• hallucinates
• manufactures
• relives
• ponders
• ruminates
• invents
• meditates
• makes up
• concocts
• foresees
• prefigures
• re-creates
• fabricates

3

as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words

pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• depicts
• portrays
• images
• paints
• sketches
• sets out
• renders
• illustrates
• characterizes
• recounts
• outlines
• delineates
• draws
• reports
• displays
• shows
• limns
• summarizes
• represents
• exhibits
• defines
• labels
• relates
• narrates
• tells
• hints
• suggests
• traces
• demonstrates
• recites
• sums up
• qualifies
• vignettes
• silhouettes
• drafts
• touches off
• reimages
• rehearses
• redescribes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colors
• distorts
• perverts
• misrepresents
• falsifies
• twists
• warps
• misstates
• garbles
• misdescribes

4

as in sketches

to make a representation of by producing lines on a surface

the next assignment is to picture your own face using colored pencils

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sketches
• draws
• cartoons
• pencils
• outlines
• profiles
• caricatures
• inks
• crayons
• scribbles
• scrawls

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pictures

Noun

James Emery, an underwater photographer from Monterey took pictures of an olive ridley sea turtle swimming near the town's wharf. — John Ramos, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

In fact, the only previous cinematic encounter was the unfortunate 2003 live-action version with Mike Myers that flopped critically and at the box office, winning a pathetic 10 Razzie nominations as one of the worst pictures of that year. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2026

Step inside the narrow shop and you’re transported back to Seattle’s era of peak teriyaki, a simpler time when one ordered off pictures on the wall rather than QR codes and the cashier remembered your name. — Allecia Vermillion, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Nov. 2026

In Birmingham, the mayor said, people can be united in grieving and seeking justice while still celebrating the classic football game, where Woodfin had posted pictures of himself Saturday evening. — Eduardo Cuevas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026

Now, Sara is running the show every day at Kopper Kettle with her father in mind — and his pictures on the walls. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026

Levin said Record Store Day asks participating record stores for pictures and videos from the midnight release events that can be shared with the artist’s management, record label and distributor. — Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Use Archival Bins For particularly precious or dated items such as pictures, letters, and newspapers that are prone to yellowing, consider using a box that’s labeled as archival or acid-free. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2026

Gacy painted over a thousand pictures, many of clowns, while on death row in the 1980s and 1990s. — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

Pawlikowski is also the director of the 2013 Ida, as well 2018’s Cold War, pictures that, like this one, deftly balance postwar Eastern Bloc realities with the truth that all humans strive for connection and belonging. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026

Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026

With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while. — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Petrarch pictures the ghosts of Homer and Ennius together, and Homer’s ghost points out to Ennius a solitary figure, Francescus, working on a great epic poem, Africa. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

The Breadwinner star pictures the destination as the culmination of his career, according to a Wall Street Journal profile published on May 15. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026

Miss Manners pictures your guests, looking forward to a pleasant evening with you, being confronted with your suggestions. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026

After all, no one pictures a futuristic city cloaked in exhaust fumes. — Alex Hewitt, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026

Tuffin will produce the Inspector Brant pictures through Strong Island. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025