illustration

The word “illustration” has 4 syllables: il-lus-tra-tion

It's pronounced as /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/


What is synonym and antonym for illustration?

In the thesaurus, “illustration” has 116 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for illustration along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for illustration

  • adornment
  • analogy
  • analysis
  • annotation
  • archetype
  • art
  • artwork
  • caption
  • caricature
  • cartoon
  • case
  • case history
  • case in point
  • caution
  • caveat
  • clarification
  • classic
  • collage
  • comment
  • commentary
  • construction
  • cross section
  • daub
  • deciphering
  • decoding
  • decoration
  • definition
  • delineation
  • demonstration
  • depiction
  • design
  • diagram
  • disentanglement
  • doodle
  • drawing
  • edification
  • elucidation
  • enactment
  • engraving
  • enlightenment
  • epexegesis
  • etching
  • evidence
  • example
  • exegesis
  • exemplar
  • exemplification
  • explanation
  • explication
  • exposition
  • figure
  • finger painting
  • for instance
  • frontispiece
  • gloss
  • graphic
  • halftone
  • hieroglyph
  • hieroglyphic
  • icon
  • ideogram
  • ideograph
  • ikon
  • illumination
  • image
  • indication
  • inset
  • instance
  • interpretation
  • justification
  • key
  • legend
  • likeness
  • line drawing
  • locus classicus
  • manifestation
  • meaning
  • microcosm
  • model
  • montage
  • painting
  • paradigm
  • paraphrase
  • photo
  • photograph
  • pictogram
  • pictograph
  • pictorialization
  • picture
  • plate
  • portrait
  • portrayal
  • prototype
  • rationale
  • rationalization
  • reasoning
  • representation
  • representative
  • resemblance
  • restatement
  • road map
  • sample
  • sampling
  • sign
  • silhouette
  • sketch
  • snapshot
  • specimen
  • tailpiece
  • translation
  • unscrambling
  • view
  • vignette
  • visual
  • warning
  • watercolor

Meanings of illustration

  • noun
    1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated, or of being made clear and distinct.
    2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.
    3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a literary work.
    4. A calculated prevision of insurance premiums and returns (life insurance).

Example Sentences

  • The artist's intricate illustration of the galaxy left observers in awe of its detail and beauty.
  • The textbook provided a helpful illustration of the scientific process through a series of diagrams.
  • The cartoonist's political illustration cleverly depicted current events with humor and insight.
  • The magazine article included an illustration depicting the historical event described in the text.
  • The architect presented a detailed illustration of the proposed building design to the client for approval.

On this page you'll find 116 synonyms or another words to illustration, such as: adornment, analogy, analysis, annotation, archetype, art, artwork.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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balancing

  • acclimation
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  • faltering
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  • turning
  • vacillating
  • vengeance
  • verification
  • view
  • wabbling
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  • waiting
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  • wobbling

daub

  • anoint
  • bedaub
  • befoul
  • begrime
  • bemire
  • besmear
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  • blacken
  • blur
  • caricature
  • cartoon
  • coat
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  • confuse
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  • delineation
  • depiction
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  • doodle
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  • drawing
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  • hieroglyph
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  • icon
  • ideogram
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  • ikon
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  • oil
  • paint
  • photograph
  • pictograph
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  • pitch
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  • portrait
  • representation
  • resemblance
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  • sketch
  • slap on
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  • spot
  • spread
  • stain
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  • tar
  • variegate
  • varnish
  • view
  • watercolor

daubs

  • anoints
  • bedaubs
  • befouls
  • begrimes
  • bemires
  • besmears
  • besmirches
  • blackens
  • caricatures
  • cartoons
  • coats
  • collages
  • collies
  • confuses
  • contaminates
  • crocks
  • defiles
  • delineations
  • depictions
  • diagrams
  • dirties
  • disarranges
  • disarrays
  • discolors
  • dishevels
  • disorders
  • distains
  • doodles
  • draggles
  • drawings
  • etchings
  • finger paintings
  • fouls
  • gaums
  • greases
  • grimes
  • gums
  • hieroglyphics
  • hieroglyphs
  • icons
  • ideograms
  • ideographs
  • ikons
  • illustrations
  • images
  • jumbles
  • lards
  • likenesses
  • messes
  • mires
  • montages
  • mucks
  • muddies
  • muddles
  • oils
  • paints
  • photographs
  • pictographs
  • pictures
  • pitches
  • plasters
  • pollutes
  • portraits
  • representations
  • resemblances
  • silhouettes
  • sketches
  • smears
  • smirches
  • smudges
  • soils
  • stains
  • sullies
  • taints
  • tarres
  • tars
  • views
  • watercolors

example

  • archetype
  • case
  • case history
  • case in point
  • citation
  • classic
  • copy
  • cross section
  • evidence
  • excuse
  • exemplar
  • exemplification
  • for instance
  • ideal
  • illustration
  • indication
  • instance
  • kind of thing
  • lesson
  • locus classicus
  • manifestation
  • microcosm
  • object
  • original
  • paradigm
  • paragon
  • part
  • pattern
  • precedent
  • prototype
  • quotation
  • representation
  • representative
  • sample
  • sampling
  • sign
  • specimen
  • standard
  • stereotype
  • symbol

icon

  • VIP
  • abstract
  • actualization
  • apotheosis
  • archetype
  • avatar
  • baron
  • beau ideal
  • big shot
  • bigwig
  • caricature
  • cartoon
  • cause celebre
  • celeb
  • celebrity
  • character
  • cipher
  • classic
  • collage
  • concretization
  • darling
  • daub
  • delineation
  • demigod
  • depiction
  • diagram
  • dignitary
  • doodle
  • drawing
  • embodier
  • embodiment
  • eminence
  • epitome
  • essence
  • etching
  • exemplar
  • exemplification
  • externalization
  • favorite
  • figure
  • finger painting
  • genius
  • glyph
  • god
  • heartthrob
  • hero
  • heroine
  • hieroglyph
  • hieroglyphic
  • ideal
  • ideogram
  • ideograph
  • idol
  • ikon
  • illustration
  • image
  • immortal
  • incarnation
  • incorporation
  • instantiation
  • kahuna
  • letter
  • light
  • likeness
  • luminary
  • magnate
  • manifestation
  • megastar
  • model
  • mogul
  • montage
  • monument
  • nabob
  • name
  • nonpareil
  • notability
  • notable
  • notoriety
  • numeral
  • objectification
  • painted image
  • panjandrum
  • paradigm
  • paragon
  • pattern
  • personage
  • personality
  • personalization
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  • personifier
  • photograph
  • pictogram
  • pictograph
  • picture
  • pillar
  • portrait
  • portrayal
  • quintessence
  • realization
  • reincarnation
  • representation
  • resemblance
  • rune
  • sign
  • silhouette
  • sketch
  • somebody
  • soul
  • standout
  • star
  • substantiation
  • superstar
  • symbol
  • view
  • watercolor
  • worthy

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