Picture
Picture verb - To present a picture of.
Usage example: the famous painting that pictures the Founding Fathers signing the Declaration of Independence
Show is a synonym for picture in represent topic. In some cases you can use "Show" instead the word "Picture" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like paint, depict, entertainment film.
Show
Show verb - Show in, or as in, a picture.
Picture is a synonym for show in entertainment event topic. You can use "Picture" instead the word "Show" as a verb or a noun.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old picture | old show |
| good | good picture | good show |
| full | full picture | full show |
| similar | similar picture | similar show |
| Other adjectives: complete, certain, current, original, single, actual, entire, real, great, little, main, animated, famous, new, former, final, classic, next, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In one of them, the sound track is invited to come into the picture and show off how it produces sounds.
Source: Born in the Theatre -
If the show had legitimately ended with this broadcast, it would have probably been picture perfect in terms of how to end a Long Runner like the Daily Show.
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One of the more clever forms of censorship (if you can't show something unspeakable, show people reacting to it and let the audience picture it for themselves!) Head-Tiltingly Kinky is an example.
Source: Reaction Shot
Cite this Source
Show and Picture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/show
Picture & Show. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/show>.
Show or Picture. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/show.
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