PICTORIAL Synonyms: 104 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

pik-ˈtȯr-ē-əl

Definition of pictorial

as in graphic

consisting of or relating to pictures that photojournalist is planning to do a primarily pictorial report on the famine in Africa

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as in vivid

producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description she writes a very pictorial kind of poetry, using words the way a painter applies strokes of color

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Recent Examples of pictorial

Adjective

Church, for all his scientific curiosity, was not moved to convert Darwinism into pictorial rhetoric. — Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026 Stripped of any individuating pictorial or textual material, the sign remains recognizable as originating in the streets of Berlin through its figure alone. — Erika Landström, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Noun

Gibson, then 34, saw the pictorial in a classy, peekaboo way and even had a clothing budget. — Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025 By contrast, animation foregrounds the pictorial, which is its own aesthetic doctrine. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pictorial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial

Adjective

Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.

— Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 7 July 2026
The cameras were allowed, but the judge prevented them from capturing some of the graphic footage that was played in court.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of graphic

Adjective

Within days of the pool being refilled on June 9, patches of vivid green algae bloomed across the surface, particularly near the Lincoln and World War II memorials.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 July 2026
With its high stakes, vivid action and steamy romance, the novel has struck a chord with Yarros's enthusiastic fanbase.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of vivid

Noun

For today’s Monday edition of The Best Stocks in the Market, Sean wanted to take a look at some good stocks in bad sectors.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 6 July 2026
After confirming on Sunday that this would be his final World Cup, Ronaldo and Portugal fell 1-0 to Spain in the latest edition of the Iberian Derby in the round of 16.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026

Definition of edition

Adjective

Hailing from Taiwan, Mongolia, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Macau, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the exhibition uses captivating photographic art to guide us into memories preserved within the images.

— PhotoVogue, Vogue, 2 July 2026
Digital cameras had taken over nearly all areas of photographic production.

— Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026

Definition of photographic

Adjective

Ospreay got descriptive about his post-wedding activities before Swerve Strickland interrupted him.

— Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Marcus Lee, an African American Studies professor at Princeton University, often tells his students that descriptive representation differs from substantive representation.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 16 June 2026

Definition of descriptive

Noun

Cover the entire shrub with a heavy, light-blocking tarp or black plastic sheet to prevent photosynthesis.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Rats, cockroaches and weasels run amok, tearing through limp tent sheets and biting children and newborn babies in their sleep.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of sheet

Noun

The 78-year-old Lai, a former clothing magnate and publisher of a Hong Kong tabloid critical of Beijing, received a 20-year sentence in February.

— Didi Tang, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
That same year, Gifford took another hit when a tabloid trailed her husband, late NFL and broadcasting legend Frank Gifford, to a hotel room, revealing his infidelity publicly.

— Charlotte Triggs, PEOPLE, 4 July 2026

Definition of tabloid

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