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

There were reporters and photographers all around, clamoring for interviews and pictures. —Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025

Hanson has always been a great fashion photographer, especially good at capturing feminine exuberance, but the span of time that has passed since these pictures were taken now establishes them as bona-fide historical artifacts to boot. —Jillian Steinhauer, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025

This tension is only underlined by the filmmakers’ insistence on using pictures of the real Warrens and their demon-banishing clients in the credits of most Conjuring-verse movies. —Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025

But in July, T-Mobile upgraded the Starlink service to support Multimedia Messaging Service, giving you a way to send pictures, audio, and even video clips. —PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025

But Chargers fans are already up in arms about this divisional bout after seeing pictures of the field at Neo Química Arena. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

TikTok/@dollyholly86 One thing Wilson always noticed, however, was the lack of pictures of her parents together. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025

As of Friday night, hundreds of comments had flooded the zoo’s post with memories and pictures of Axhi. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025

Stay tuned for my after pictures! —Dory Zayas, Allure, 29 Aug. 2025

Verb

Only the last photo during the end credits pictures the fiery aftermath of Hutch’s ultimate battle with Ladeena. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025