Synonyms of hieroglyphs

hieroglyphs

noun

plural of hieroglyph

as in pictures

a pictorial character used in hieroglyphics

A tomb inscribed with hieroglyphs.

Related Words

• pictures
• images
• hieroglyphics
• drawings
• etchings
• portraits
• illustrations
• icons
• resemblances
• representations
• photographs
• likenesses
• ideograms
• depictions
• ideographs
• watercolors
• views
• sketches
• delineations
• silhouettes
• collages
• diagrams
• daubs
• pictographs
• cartoons
• doodles
• finger paintings
• caricatures
• montages

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hieroglyphs

Simple in shape, being straight, these trumpets have remarkable embellishments depicting Egyptian gods and hieroglyphs. — Kara Rogers, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Sep. 2026

Some examples took more direct cues—such as the collectible Egyptian Pattern bracelets and brooches similar to 1924 examples depicting hieroglyphs. — Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026

Pieces of papyrus or stone, with hieroglyphs sometimes incomplete, were recreated as a precious trio of clips, each with Fragment in their name. — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 9 June 2026

Go for a stroll on the water line at night or early morning and hopefully tracks will present themselves, flipper marks and a solid line for the shell, like hieroglyphs. — Eric Barton, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026

In the Nile Valley there are hieroglyphs galore that signify weather systems; and, being invisible and inexplicable, wind is denoted by its effect rather than its reality. — Big Think, 18 Nov. 2025

Crucially, these dates correspond to important dynastic events that the hieroglyphs omit — filling in the puzzle pieces scholars had been missing. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2025

The same message in hieroglyphs, Demotic and Greek allowed researchers to decode the images as language, but the new discovery is a bit different. — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025