pictorializations

noun

plural of pictorialization
as in portraits

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictorializations
  1. portraits
  2. representations
  3. portrayals
  4. depictions
  5. pictures
Noun
  • In portraits in homes and classrooms, in daily photographs on the front page of the country’s main party newspaper, on the lapel badges that citizens had pinned over their hearts, Kim’s image was the very iconography of the state.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
  • After two decades in commercial property and about two years of drawing bad dog portraits, Heckels quit his job and started drawing portraits nearly every day instead.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Her massive concrete site-work, which takes up the entirety of the Geffen Galleries plaza, is peppered with fragmentary representations of the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl and the simulated footprints of Californian fauna.
    — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • She is driven by a commitment to creating hopeful, transformative representations of Native life, especially for youth, offering characters and stories that reflect strength, possibility and self-recognition.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of representations
Noun
  • Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on presidential portrayals and summer sips.
    — , FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Google became embroiled in a prior controversy in February 2024 after its Gemini text-to-image tool produced portrayals of racially diverse German WW2 soldiers.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • The patent includes several depictions that closely resemble its current offerings.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Under each of their names are depictions of their respective childhood homes.
    — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of depictions
Noun
  • Starting in the 1930s, as talking pictures and then radio and TV supplanted theater as the prime form of mass entertainment, some were converted to cinemas.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • And, apparently, the eerie pictures are turning people's stomachs.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

pictorialization
pictorializations
pictorialize
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Pictorializations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictorializations. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

A List of Most Commonly Confused Words

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Words of the Week - Sept. 4
See More

Popular

See More

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

The Longest Long Words List

Stay Woke
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All