Synonyms of picturing

picturing

verb

present participle of picture

1

as in depicting

to present a picture of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depicting
• portraying
• representing
• describing
• documenting
• imaging
• outlining
• rendering
• illustrating
• showing
• sketching
• delineating
• silhouetting
• caricaturing
• diagramming

2

as in imagining

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

• imagining
• envisioning
• seeing
• dreaming
• visualizing
• featuring
• envisaging
• fantasizing
• conceiving
• contemplating
• fancying
• visioning
• fantasying
• planning
• conjuring (up)
• imaging
• conceiting
• daydreaming
• ideating
• reflecting
• pondering
• hallucinating
• reliving
• projecting
• musing
• inventing
• meditating
• ruminating
• reminiscing
• foreseeing
• concocting
• re-creating
• manufacturing
• stargazing
• fabricating
• prefiguring
• making up

3

as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words

pictured the sailing ship in vivid language

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• depicting
• portraying
• painting
• rendering
• illustrating
• sketching
• characterizing
• delineating
• setting out
• defining
• drawing
• recounting
• representing
• limning
• relating
• outlining
• telling
• narrating
• summarizing
• imaging
• displaying
• showing
• reciting
• suggesting
• demonstrating
• labeling
• exhibiting
• reporting
• tracing
• hinting
• rehearsing
• qualifying
• drafting
• silhouetting
• summing up
• redescribing
• touching off
• reimaging
• vignetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• twisting
• distorting
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• coloring
• warping
• perverting
• misstating
• garbling
• misdescribing

4

as in drawing

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

• drawing
• sketching
• outlining
• caricaturing
• penciling
• inking
• scribbling
• profiling
• cartooning
• scrawling
• crayoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of picturing

Consider techniques like progressive muscle relaxation, body scanning, box breathing, or even picturing your thoughts as clouds that are receding into the distance. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Two years ago, the royal spoke at the same gathering, against a backdrop of cell phone lock screens picturing children whose mental health had been affected by social media. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Try distancing yourself and vividly picturing someone else's perspective. — Marisa G. Franco, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

After years spent teasing a legally impossible third term, Trump is now describing life after January 2029, picturing himself at home as a successor claims credit. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

The above style is an absolute staple, and the mid-blue wash goes with everything—I’m already picturing it with a gray cashmere sweater. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 29 Aug. 2026

How to choose the right lender To choose the right lender, Collins from Western Governors University suggests picturing yourself making the payments after graduation. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Where to Eat and Drink The Salt Lick BBQ is likely what many out-of-state visitors imagine when picturing Central Texas-style barbecue—and its backstory is just as flavorful as its brisket. — Kat Stinson, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2026

Jones argues that the standard template many people imagine when picturing a dragon—wings, reptilian scales, and sharp teeth—is a kind of composite of humanity’s earliest predators. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 15 July 2026