Picture
Picture noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.
Usage example: when personal opinion becomes part of the picture, the journalist isn't just reporting the news
State and picture are semantically related. In some cases you can use "State" instead the word "Picture" as a noun or a verb.
How words are described
| good | good picture | good state |
| similar | similar picture | similar state |
| perfect | perfect picture | perfect state |
| current | current picture | current state |
| Other adjectives: original, single, small, entire, former, final, next, last, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- It appears that she was remarking on a picture in the newspaper he was covering himself with, while he thought she was pointing out something to do with him because of what state she catches him in.
- Mood Whiplash: Partway through reading about the depressing state of affairs in the UEF's war, suddenly you get a kitten picture!
Source: Video Game / Blue Planet - Not only must you take a picture of that character in that state, but you must ALSO get the rare shot, and the only chance you have to get both of these pictures is in that one boss battle!
Source: Lost Forever / Role-Playing Game
Cite this Source
State and Picture. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/state
Picture & State. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/state>.
State or Picture. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/picture/state.
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