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. Chris Hoy:

   It's quite cool to be able to pick something to draw or paint and know that I can recreate it, with a pencil I can add a lot of detail and with paint I can bring a picture to life.

2. Ken Dodd:

   The man who invented cats’ eyes got the idea when he saw the eyes of a cat in his headlights. If the cat had been going the other way, he would have invented the pencil sharpener.

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. 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. Uma Thurman:

   We did a much stronger brow and a bold lip for a French sort of feel. The way I shaded her eyebrows with the pencil, I created an uplifting effect. Then, I finished with a shimmering, silky-beige shadow on her lids, and went with no mascara at all. Sort of a reaction against all the fake lashes we've been seeing on the red carpet. i've been doing this for years and years and years -- people say things nice and they say things mean and it's like whatever.