Synonyms for pencil
ˈpɛn səlpen·cil

Princeton's WordNet

1. pencilnoun

   a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

2. pencilnoun

   graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication

   "the words were scribbled in pencil"; "this artist's favorite medium is pencil"

3. pencilnoun

   a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point

4. pencilverb

   a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face

   "an eyebrow pencil"

5. pencilverb

   write, draw, or trace with a pencil

   "he penciled a figure"

Matched Categories

1. • Draw
   • Figure
   • Graphite
   • Physics
   • Writing Implement

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. pencilnoun

   Synonyms:
   brush (made of hair or fine bristles)

2. pencilnoun

   Synonyms:
   crayon

3. pencilverb

   Synonyms:
   paint, depict, delineate, portray, sketch

4. pencilverb

   Synonyms:
   mark or draw with a pencil

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pencil":

   pen, crayon, eyeliner

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1. The Guardian:

   It’s easier to give a child an iPad than encouraging them to do muscle-building play such as building blocks, cutting and sticking, or pulling toys and ropes, she noted. Because of this, they’re not developing the underlying foundation skills they need to grip and hold a pencil.

2. Naoya Nagatsuma:

   I probably sell about one 7700 red pencil for every 3,000 regular red colour pencils.

3. Mother Teresa:

   I'm a little pencil in the hand of a writing God, who is sending a love letter to the world.

4. Darren Walsh/Action Images/Reuters Vialli:

   Regaining my health means seeing myself in the mirror again, seeing the hair grow, not having to draw eyebrows on with a pencil, it can appear strange in this moment (of the pandemic), compared to many others I feel very fortunate.

5. Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia:

   Even during my geography and arithmetic lessons, I was allowed to sit with a pencil in my hand. I could listen much better when I was drawing corn or wild flowers.