photographing

VERB

take a picture with a camera

Synonyms

STRONGEST

capture illustrate print reproduce shoot

STRONG

Photostat cinematize copy film get lens microfilm mug photo picture record roll snap snapshot take turn x-ray

WEAK

capture on film close-up get a likeness get a shot make a picture photoengrave

Antonyms

STRONG

fail lose misunderstand

Example Sentences

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Officials encouraged community members to stay indoors, keep their pets inside and avoid approaching and photographing the animal.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Increasingly, members of the public are photographing plants and animals they encounter and uploading them to online databases such as iNaturalist.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Inspired, Nones began photographing RiverSpring workers, from nurses to housekeepers, inviting them into a makeshift studio in the dining room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Throughout my career, it's not always been about photographing players in the heat of battle.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

It was as if my eyes were a camera and I was photographing the moment, knowing that I would keep that photograph forever.

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz