photorealistic

American  

[foh-toh-ree-uhl-ist-ik] / ˌfoʊ toʊˌri əlˈɪst ɪk /

adjective

1. Art. created with such precise and accurate detail as to look like a photograph.

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Other Word Forms

• near-photorealistic adjective
• non-photorealistic adjective
• photorealistically adverb

Example Sentences

Using AI to generate images, Mr. Park collages these pictures together, then runs the result through CRT TVs, replicating the flickering, eerie results in photorealistic canvases.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

CCDH's report estimated that Grok generated this volume of photorealistic images over an 11-day period -- an average rate of 190 per minute.

From Barron's • Jan. 22, 2026

Sora 2 allows users to generate short-form AI-generated videos from simple text prompts, as well as insert their own photorealistic avatars into scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

While each installment is different in approach, the series’ supervising director, Dave Wilson, gives them all a similar C.G.I. sheen, aiming more for a look more photorealistic than cartoony.

From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2024

Aech was required to provide a photo for her school profile, so she’d submitted a photorealistic rendering of her male avatar’s face, which she’d modeled after her own features.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline