Synonyms for

Photographic

Verb / ˌfəʊtʌˈgræfɪk / Another word for photographic — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to or produced by photography

Synonyms & similar words

picturesque vivid dramatic colorful realistic graphic visual illustrative representational iconographic iconographical pictorial photochemical radiographic photomicrographic photomechanical phototypic phototypographic photolithographic photogravure

Synonyms by register

Formal

pictorial representational figurative

Informal

realistic lifelike true-to-life

Literary

verisimilar mimetic

Antonyms

unrealistic imaginary abstract conceptual nonrepresentational unpictorial

Common collocations

  • photographic memory
  • photographic evidence
  • photographic plate
  • photographic paper
  • photographic film
  • photographic quality
  • photographic survey
  • photographic reproduction

Word family

noun photography
adverb photographically

Usage note

Often used to describe a very accurate or detailed memory, as in 'photographic memory'. Can also refer to anything related to photography or resembling a photograph.

Example sentences

  1. Photographic evidence can be very helpful in court.
  2. I love taking photographic pictures of nature.
  3. The museum had a photographic exhibit on display.
  4. I bought a photographic camera to take pictures of my trip.
  5. My mom took a photographic course to improve her skills.

Quotes

  • Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything. - Aaron Siskind
  • Photography is the beauty of life captured. - Tara Chisolm
  • Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still. - Dorothea Lange

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