Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

visual

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of visual

1 of, relating to, or used in vision

  • the eyes are the primary visual organs in humans
Synonyms of visual

ocular, optic, optical
Words Related to visual

seeing, sighted

focusing (also focussing)
Antonyms of visual

nonvisual

2 capable of being seen

  • that funny expression was a visual hint that she was getting bored
Synonyms of visual

apparent, observable, seeable, visible
Words Related to visual

viewable

detectable, discernible (also discernable), noticeable, perceptible

clear, conspicuous, evident, eye-catching, manifest, obvious, overt, patent, perceivable, plain, prominent, striking

exposed, external, outer, outward, superficial
Near Antonyms of visual

disappeared, dissolved, evanesced, evaporated, melted, vanished, vaporized

imperceptible, indiscernible, indistinct, unnoticeable, unobservable

faint, inconspicuous, insignificant, slight, unobtrusive, vague

buried, concealed, covert, disguised, hidden, latent, obscure, shrouded
Antonyms of visual

invisible, sightless, viewless

3 consisting of or relating to pictures

  • visual evidence that could be presented in court
Synonyms of visual

graphic (also graphical), imaginal, pictorial
Words Related to visual

photographic, video

drawn, painted, represented

illustrational, illustrative

hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), iconographic (or iconographical), ideogramic (or ideogrammic), ideogrammatic, ideographic, pictographic

4 producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description

  • accounts of Civil War battles that are so grippingly visual that the reader recoils from the sight of so much blood
Synonyms of visual

delineated, graphic (also graphical), pictorial, picturesque, vivid
Words Related to visual

depicted, descriptive, expressive

concrete, explicit, specific

faithful, lifelike, natural, photographic, realistic

fresh, incisive, sharp
Near Antonyms of visual

indeterminate, nebulous, obscure, sketchy, unclear, vague

bleary, blurry, dark, dim, faint, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, muddy, murky, shadowlike, shadowy

ambiguous, cryptic, dark, enigmatic (also enigmatical), equivocal, inscrutable, mysterious

visual

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of visual

something that visually explains or decorates a text

  • the strong visuals in the beginning biology book compensate somewhat for the weak text
Synonyms of visual

diagram, figure, graphic, illustration, plate
Words Related to visual

art, artwork

drawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picture

caption, key, legend

inset

depiction, pictorialization, portrait, portrayal, representation

clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

Learn More about visual

  1. Dictionary: Definition of visual Medical Dictionary: Definition of visual Spanish Central: Translation of visual Nglish: Translation of visual for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of visual for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up visual? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

secrete

to deposit or conceal in a hiding place

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. Spartan Red Cross Warns of Shelter Conditions

  2. hirsute RIP Burt Reynolds

  3. op-ed NYT Publishes Anonymous Piece

  4. collegiality Kavanaugh Mentions Word in Hearing

  5. mistrial Manafort Guilty on 8 Counts

SEE ALL

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games