Diagram
Diagram noun - Something that visually explains or decorates a text.
Usage example: the explanation of the process of photosynthesis is accompanied by a very useful diagram
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Synonyms for Diagram
Illustration is a synonym for diagram in drawing topic. In some cases you can use "Illustration" instead a noun "Diagram".
Nearby Words: diagramed, diagrammatic
Illustration
Illustration noun - Something that visually explains or decorates a text.
Usage example: this book on birds has gorgeous illustrations
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Synonyms for Illustration
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sketch and diagram
- sketch and illustration
- image and diagram
- image and illustration
- picture and diagram
- picture and illustration
- pattern and diagram
- pattern and illustration
- draft and diagram
- draft and illustration
- figure and diagram
- figure and illustration
- design and diagram
- design and illustration
How words are described
| detailed | detailed diagram | detailed illustration |
| particular | particular diagram | particular illustration |
| similar | similar diagram | similar illustration |
| abstract | abstract diagram | abstract illustration |
| Other adjectives: simple, actual, anatomical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Van Der Graaf Generator's album A Grounding in Numbers has a cover illustration of the circuit diagram symbol for "ground" over a background of 0s and 1s.
Source: Visual Pun
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Illustration and Diagram. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/diagram/illustration
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