Synonyms of moving picture

moving picture

noun

as in movie

a story told by means of a series of continuously projected pictures and a sound track

in the 20th century moving pictures became an important form of artistic expression

Synonyms & Similar Words

• movie
• motion picture
• film
• documentary
• flick
• feature
• picture
• flicker
• short subject
• animated cartoon
• short
• cartoon
• docudrama
• talkie
• B picture
• featurette
• cofeature
• silent
• B movie

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of moving picture

Choose a few from each category and your garden will keep working through the hottest stretch of the year — with the bonus of pollinators that turn the whole thing into a moving picture. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026

The Polk Theatre, an ornate 1928 Italianate venue, has been screening films in Lakeland’s downtown square since before moving pictures had sound. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025

From the very birth of the moving picture in the late 19th century, the revolutionary medium has had an inherent fascination with its own creation. — Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025

The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025