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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Relevance

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

Each piece spells out a message—happiness, beauty, and magnificence—in the ancient pictorial writing. — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 12 June 2026 Silence = Death, the work of the Silence = Death Collective (and not ACT UP, as Avram Finkelstein relates in his interview) became the primary pictorial representation of ACT UP and a rallying slogan for the fight against the disease. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 3 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 2010, the magazine was essentially family entertainment compared to the tidal wave of online smut, so a peek-a-boo pictorial of half-naked cybergals didn't seem so risqué. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for pictorial

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorial

Adjective

Hudson Williams Get Hudson Williams’ laid back look with a vintage inspired Beatles graphic tee, straight leg jeans, chunky New Balance sneakers and rectangular sunglasses.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
But in any case, the symbols are neumes, which is to say attempts to represent something of the shape of the music, and are part of a system that would lead in time to the graphic staff notations that musicians use today.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of graphic

Adjective

Exotic was shot during a recent real-life edition of a pole-dancing Exo Stars Camp featuring real participants and instructors, maintaining the authenticity of this vivid bubble.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
Maybe the most vivid reminder was what happened after a similarly depressing defeat in 2021 in the last game in which Mahomes played and the Chiefs managed only a field goal.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of vivid

Noun

Japanese director Naomi Kawase has been unveiled as the head of the jury for the main international competition of the upcoming second edition of the Doha Film Festival in November.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026
The new edition of Throwing Muses, due December 11 on 4AD, celebrates the first full-length album by the first American band ever signed by the label, a major inflection point in its history.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of edition

Adjective

The investigation included multiple interviews, medical examinations and photographic evidence.

— Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Gates, who now stewards the photographic archives and periodicals of the Johnson Publishing Company, has exhibited it in different forms.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of photographic

Adjective

In an ideal world, according to Fabscrap, headers would be smaller than two yards, with no backing material, and a small sticker detailing material content and other descriptive elements, such as weight and country of origin, as required.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
More-descriptive language on the menu and some effective, brief spiels from the servers would help engage guests not just with the exciting flavors but with the thoughtful messaging behind them.

— John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of descriptive

Noun

Some songs are difficult to follow without lyric sheets in hand, and even then, the internal logic collapses, baiting you in with coherent ideas before going in another direction.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Diving In One common tip from solvers was to try to make your category groups outside of the game before guessing, such as writing them down on a sheet of paper or on your phone.

— Isaac Aronow, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sheet

Adjective

Dawson turned the feedback into a visual installation featuring hundreds of handwritten words on sticky notes representing the community's hopes and aspirations.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
That setup, thanks in large part to Pask’s meticulous set-dressing, gives Crystal and his director Scott Ellis a potent visual metaphor.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of visual

Noun

The Weekly World News supermarket tabloid was published in print from 1979 to 2007.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
While chatting with the tabloid in London, Lancaster reportedly reaffirmed that her husband has no plans of stepping away from music completely.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026