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

The charging document also cited one of the many messages Dumarce sent to Cole, including some previously cited by Cole that included threats with pictures of her children. — Margaret Baker, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Anticipate major developments, as the Lesnar-Femi clash is highly watched, potentially shaping future title pictures. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

In some cases, the British broadcaster states, reporters have also seen pictures and messages that support the claims. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026

The sister duo spent time together in December 2019 at a gala in Australia, where Elizabeth posted pictures on Instagram of themselves posing with a Polaroid of their mom. — Emily J. Shiffer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

How about a couple of pictures from what appears to be close range that doesn't show their faces? — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

At the same time, fascinated engineers around the world were examining the same pictures and videos as everyone else. — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026

Passersby often stop to take pictures, but their views on Hitler are usually not known. — Reuters, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Since then, Madonna and Morris have been traveling around the world together, and sharing pictures with fans along the way. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 22 July 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