PICTURES Synonyms: 110 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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verb

present tense third-person singular of picture

as in depicts

to present a picture of the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence

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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

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as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

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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

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Recent Examples of pictures

Noun

Cuoco also added a few mirror selfies of her baby belly, as well as pictures from throughout her pregnancy so far. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026 Nine deaths bring nine funerals and the front pages of the two local newspapers, the Middlesbrough Gazette and the Northern Echo, both carry pictures of the previous day’s ceremony for PC Matthew Blades in nearby Hartlepool. — Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 By the end of the weekend, the weather provided two very different pictures of the anniversary celebration. — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026 Quan posed for some fan pictures, then headed to the lemonade stand. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The couple has neither confirmed nor denied the happy event, but the tabloid did post pictures of Gaga carrying an infant in a sling on September 11. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026 An internet search can provide more detailed information and pictures. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 Biggart’s final pictures depict his path toward the pedestrian bridges and entrances beneath the World Financial Center. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery and Hunters Point Press Why do the towers appear in so many of these pictures? — Baldwin Lee, Curbed, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictures

Noun

It was overshadowed completely by the film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar, directed by my countryman Norman Jewison and released a few months after our film, to big crowds and grosses.

— Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
Hollywood’s leading studio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), intended the film to be an important one; it had been allocated one of the largest budgets in cinematic history, two million dollars.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of film

Verb

Lizzie and Bridget having a romantic relationship Monster depicts Lizzie and Bridget as forming a romantic relationship, which starts when Bridget becomes a maid for her family.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
The painting by Farmer depicts his father’s basketball team in Missouri.

— Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of depicts

Verb

The nonprofit describes itself as Indiana’s first and largest scholarship-granting organization.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Appropriated from a John Cale album, the title accurately describes scenes of bloodletting committed by bizarre, scenery-chewing yakuza members, and the energy hovers somewhere around a bloodier-than-baseline Takashi Miike movie from the mid-2000s.

— Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of describes

Verb

Bernard sketches out the location of Silo 1, at the center of seven complexes, each containing seven silos.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
That concision is evident in an almost brutally economical edit and in sharp, precise writing which provides narrative elements and deftly sketches character before moving busily on.

— Caspar Salmon, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sketches

Verb

The visual element of her storytelling evocatively portrays America’s vast desertscapes and cityscapes, while bringing the journey to palpable life for teenage readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
Bell stars as heretic priest John Ball, while Garfield portrays a character called Ploughman, a grieving farmer who unintentionally finds himself in a leadership position.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of portrays

Verb

The few still images Polyphony Digital has provided don’t provide us with an angle to see if the Mini layout is still feasible with the new track model.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
The finalist images document the consequences of overfishing and bycatch, the impact of pollution on marine mammals and the killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, a practice known as grindadráp.

— Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026