Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun graphic
1 sense of graphic
Sense 1
graphic, computer graphic -- (an image that is generated by a computer)
=> picture, image, icon, ikon -- (a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them")
Antonyms of adj graphic
3 of 5 senses of graphic
Sense 1
graphic, graphical, in writing (predicate) -- (written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols")
INDIRECT (VIA written) -> spoken -- (uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken")
Sense 2
graphic -- (describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes")
INDIRECT (VIA explicit) -> implicit, inexplicit -- (implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something; "an implicit agreement not to raise the subject"; "there was implicit criticism in his voice"; "anger was implicit in the argument"; "the oak is implicit in the acorn")
Sense 5
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")
INDIRECT (VIA realistic) -> unrealistic -- (not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels")
Similarity of adj graphic
5 senses of graphic
Sense 1
graphic, graphical, in writing (predicate) -- (written or drawn or engraved; "graphic symbols")
=> written (vs. spoken) -- (set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence")
Sense 2
graphic -- (describing nudity or sexual activity in graphic detail; "graphic sexual scenes")
=> explicit (vs. implicit), expressed -- (precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes")
Sense 3
graphic -- (of or relating to the graphic arts; "the etchings, drypoints, lithographs, and engravings which together form his graphic work"- British Book News)
Sense 4
graphic, graphical -- (relating to or presented by a graph; "a graphic presentation of the data")
Sense 5
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")
=> realistic (vs. unrealistic) -- (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans")