pictographs

noun

plural of pictograph
1
as in symbols

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2
as in pictures

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pictographs
  1. symbols
  2. pictures
  3. attributes
  4. drawings
  5. totems
  6. arts
  7. emblems
  8. artworks
Noun
  • What remained were totems and symbols that were somehow infused with nobility.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Ancient Greeks were fascinated by phallic symbols and that showed in their comedy.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of symbols
Noun
  • Stone, in a royal blue skirt suit, posed for pictures before stopping to chat happily with the Haim sisters, with Este Haim breaking into song.
    — Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Messi posted on social media pictures of him arriving to join the national team for the last time and his final training sessions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • Those less visible, but critical, attributes have always contributed to the value of a software business.
    — Paul Lachance, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Females pick mates based on several call attributes, including call length.
    — Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of attributes
Noun
  • Luck was not widespread among Wednesday’s Florida Lotto, Fantasy 5 and Powerball drawings, confining itself to a single ticket.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • On view are copies of a mass-market 1977 book featuring the Renaissance master’s anatomical drawings; Basquiat owned a copy, a fount of inspiration for him.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • What remained were totems and symbols that were somehow infused with nobility.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Each character is obscenely wealthy and politically influential, and both have important totems that are meant to express an ineluctable truth about them.
    — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of totems
Noun
  • Among the amenities are an on-site performing arts center and a kids’ spa for children ages six and up.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
  • To that end, Strong founded Spotted Fawn Productions, a company that focuses primarily on animation and moving-image arts, particularly stop-motion.
    — Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of arts
Noun
  • People choose emblems, like a star or a flower, for a little flair.
    — Christine Lennon, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The moment taps a broader wartime tradition in Ukraine, where heroic dogs, cats and rescuers become national emblems — and American gestures of solidarity carry growing political weight.
    — Laurie Kellman, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of emblems
Noun
  • Counterfeit Warhol artworks The criminal case centered on a scheme in which Roberts used Miami Fine Art Gallery to sell counterfeit artworks presented to customers as authentic pieces by Andy Warhol.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Several artists are accusing Tang Contemporary gallery of not paying them and withholding artworks, joining similar claims by their landlord and other providers, reports The Art Newspaper.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of artworks
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“Pictographs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pictographs. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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