Synonyms for picture
- noun
- verb
Most common
image portrait icon illustration movie motion picture depiction photograph
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Image
image, portrait, illustration, icon, likeness, resemblance, semblance, similitude, effigy
2. Movie
movie, motion picture, film, flick informal, moving-picture show dated, moving picture dated
3. Depiction
depiction, drawing, vignette, representation, characterization, characterisation UK, delineation
4. Photograph
photograph, photo informal, pic informal, exposure, heliograph
Other
painting, scene, view, video, panorama, print, impression, landscape, mosaic, miniature, tableau, daguerreotype
Verb
1. Depict
depict, show, paint, sketch, map, portray, draw, describe, represent, render, delineate, depicture dated
2. Figure
figure, see, imagine, visualize, visualise UK, realize, realise UK, project, envision, fancy, conjure
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
- n. 2
An image; a representation as in the imagination.
- v. 1
To represent in or with a picture.
- v. 2
To imagine or envision.
Related words
Example sentences
- image We need to present a good image of Algeria abroad.
- portrait The royal family gathered for the annual portrait.
- icon The icon had a gold aureole on both Mary and Jesus.
- illustration She gave an illustration of how to pitch a tent.
- movie There are a number of movie theaters in this city.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| picture | steady | |
| image | rising | |
| portrait | steady | |
| icon | rising | |
| illustration | steady | |
| movie | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- see1, map1, pic1
- 4 letters
- show1, film1, view1, draw1, icon2
- 5 letters
- video3, movie2, photo2, scene1, image2, print1, paint1, fancy2, flick1, reify
- 6 letters
- figure2, sketch1, render2, mosaic3, depict2, effigy3
- 7 letters
- project2, imagine3, realize3, drawing2, realise3, cartoon2, portray2, conjure2, tableau2
- 8 letters
- painting2, describe2, exposure3, portrait2, panorama4, likeness2, envision3, vignette2
- 9 letters
- represent3, landscape2, miniature4, depiction3, visualize3, semblance2, delineate4, visualise, depicture
- 10 letters
- impression3, photograph3, illustrate3, similitude, heliograph
- 11 letters
- resemblance3, delineation5
- 12 letters
- illustration4
- 13 letters
- daguerreotype
- 14 letters
- representation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (icon2 = 2 syllables).