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. Egypt Ufele:

   I was bullied, and they called me all kinds of names. One time I got stabbed with a pencil.

2. Spike Milligan:

   Said Hamlet to Ophelia, I'll draw a sketch of thee. What kind of pencil shall I use? 2B or not 2B?

3. The Apple Pencil:

   Leave it to Apple to poke fun at styluses for years and then go create the new stylus gold standard, the $100 Apple Pencil enables the best digital writing and sketching experience I’ve ever had on a tablet.

4. Caroline Weaver:

   A lot of our customers are people who happen to be walking by, and they come in a little surprised and amused by a shop that just sells pencils, but we also get a lot of word-of-mouth business from journalists, designers, architects and kids coming in after school. I love seeing kids get excited about pencils. Adults remember the smell, the tactile sensation of writing with a freshly sharpened pencil.

5. Unknown:

   A short pencil is better than a long memory.