Synonyms for illustration
ˌɪl əˈstreɪ ʃənil·lus·tra·tion

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1. illustration

   In modern usage we may say that an allegory is an extended simile, while a metaphor is an abbreviated simile contained often in a phrase, perhaps in a word. The simile carries its comparison on the surface, in the words as, like, or similar expressions; the metaphor is given directly without any note of comparison. The allegory, parable, or fable tells its story as if true, leaving the reader or hearer to discover its fictitious character and learn its lesson. All these are, in strict definition, fictions; but the word fiction is now applied almost exclusively to novels or romances. An allegory is a moral or religious tale, of which the moral lesson is the substance, and all descriptions and incidents but accessories, as in "The Pilgrim's Progress." A fable is generally briefer, representing animals as the speakers and actors, and commonly conveying some lesson of practical wisdom or shrewdness, as "The Fables of Æsop." A parable is exclusively moral or religious, briefer and less adorned than an allegory, with its lesson more immediately discernible, given, as it were, at a stroke. Any comparison, analogy, instance, example, tale, anecdote, or the like which serves to let in light upon a subject may be called an illustration, this word in its widest use including all the rest. Compare FICTION; STORY.

   Synonyms:
   allegory, fable, fiction, metaphor, parable, simile

   Antonyms:
   chronicle, fact, history, narrative, record

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 5 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   artwork that helps make something clear or attractive

   Synonyms:
   representative, instance, exemplification, example

2. exemplification, illustrationnoun

   showing by example

   Synonyms:
   representative, exemplification, example, instance, typification

3. example, illustration, instance, representativenoun

   an item of information that is typical of a class or group

   "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

   Synonyms:
   representative, congressman, object lesson, good example, instance, lesson, exemplar, case, example, voice, congresswoman, deterrent example, model, exemplification, interpreter, spokesperson, exercise

4. illustrationnoun

   a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand

   Synonyms:
   representative, instance, exemplification, example

Matched Categories

1. • Artwork
   • Demonstration
   • Representation

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. illustrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   elucidation, explanation, exemplification

2. illustrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   illustrative picture

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. illustrationnoun

   Synonyms:
   elucidation, exemplification, comparison, example, simile

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1. List of paraphrases for "illustration":

   illustrations, enlightenment, example, figure, artwork, picture, illustrative, illustrating, instance

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How to use illustration in a sentence?

1. Richard Aboulafia:

   If anything, the market is expanding, as wealthy Gulf countries subsidise weapons purchases by militaries in less rich countries. Egypt's Rafale deal is the best illustration of that.

2. Howard Crosby:

   A wisely chosen illustration is almost essential to fasten the truth upon the ordinary mind, and no teacher can afford to neglect this part of his preparation.

3. Allen Ginsberg:

   No monster vibration, no snake universe hallucinations. Many tiny jeweled violet flowers along the path of a living brook that looked like Blake's illustration for a canal in grassy Eden: huge Pacific watery shore, Orlovsky dancing naked like Shiva long-haired before giant green waves, titanic cliffs that Wordsworth mentioned in his own Sublime, great yellow sun veiled with mist hanging over the planet's oceanic horizon. No harm.

4. Philip Athill:

   In those days, there was a belief that illustration showed how the clothes should be worn better than photography, the magazines were split evenly between photographs and illustration. It was the golden age of fashion illustration.

5. Josh King Madrid:

   The way truth or a topic is presented affects how we respond to it. Consider two milk containers as an illustration. One reads 20% cholesterol, while another says 80% cholesterol free. We will choose the second alternative as a result of the framing effect...”