EN

Synonyms for photograph

Most common

picture photo portrait pic

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Verb

1. Shoot

shoot, snap

Other

take, film

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

  2. v. 1

    To take a photograph (of).

Forms

Plural
photographs → photos, pictures, portraits, pics…
Past participle
photographed
e.g. photographed → shot, snapped, taken, filmed…

Example sentences

  • picture It is the most artistic picture I have ever taken.
  • photo I used a photo of my dog for my desktop wallpaper.
  • portrait The royal family gathered for the annual portrait.
  • pic My profile pic will not upload.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
photographrising
picturesteady
photorising
portraitsteady
picrising

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

By length

3 letters
pic1
4 letters
take1, film1, snap1
5 letters
photo2, shoot1
7 letters
picture2
8 letters
exposure3, portrait2
10 letters
heliograph

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (photo2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
photographie
Italiano
fotografia
Deutsch
Fotografie
Català
fotografia