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Synonyms for graphic

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Drawn, pictorial.

    The design team has created a new graphic language for the promotional material of this campaign.

Example sentences

  • vivid The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
  • pictorial A metaphor is a pictorial expression.
  • explicit In the English text, there are more explicit elements.
  • descriptive This is a command, not truly a descriptive sentence.
  • illustrative Many thanks for this illustrative collection of examples.
  • gory I don't think really we want to know all the gory details.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
graphicrising
vividrising
pictorialfalling
explicitrising
descriptivesteady
illustrativefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
gory2
5 letters
clear1, vivid2
7 letters
written2, telling2
8 letters
striking2, explicit3, lifelike2
9 letters
realistic4, pictorial4
11 letters
picturesque3, descriptive3
12 letters
illustrative4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gory2 = 2 syllables).