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

Instead, Shemica, Luis and Immanuel’s pictures are on display on the Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department’s cold case website. — Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 6 Aug. 2026

An Intensity Slider – a simple sliding bar adjustment for controlling the depth, vibrancy, brightness and contrast of the TV’s pictures to compensate for viewing angles, onscreen reflections and simply different viewing tastes. — John Archer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

At the Met, Bambach dedicated a central gallery to the Madonnas that Raphael painted for private patrons—devotional pictures made for the home at a domestic scale. — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026

After the session, Rossellini patiently signed autographs for fans, with many a mobile phone used to snap pictures. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

But the glow captured in maternity pictures turned dim during delivery. — La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Sage, however, was less enthused, protesting against her parents’ requests to smile for pictures. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Julian took advantage of the whole experience and donned the helmet and flack jacket, while Alina was happier posing in her civilian garb for pictures. — Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

The internet's amateur body-fat analysts went to work last week after pictures of a noticeably thicker Kelce made the rounds. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

And Trey pictures his dad still in the third base coach’s box for the Dodgers. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 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

The approach to the childhood flashbacks came from how Springsteen pictures his past. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025

Strachan pictures the multi-colored gemstones (less summer, more fall) complementing collarless coats, cashmere crewneck sweaters, and white button-up shirts. — Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025