Synonyms of depict

depict

verb

di-ˈpikt 

1

as in to describe

to give a representation or account of in words

this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describe
• portray
• render
• illustrate
• paint
• characterize
• set out
• delineate
• represent
• define
• sketch
• picture
• image
• draw
• recount
• limn
• relate
• summarize
• outline
• tell
• demonstrate
• show
• suggest
• display
• narrate
• exhibit
• report
• qualify
• recite
• label
• trace
• hint
• rehearse
• sum up
• silhouette
• draft
• vignette
• redescribe
• touch off
• reimage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distort
• misrepresent
• color
• falsify
• twist
• misstate
• pervert
• warp
• misdescribe
• garble

2

as in to characterize

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describe
• characterize
• portray
• represent
• define
• character
• identify
• indicate
• classify
• categorize
• specify
• type
• pigeonhole
• distinguish
• mark
• individualize
• stamp
• color
• name
• particularize

3

as in to portray

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portray
• represent
• describe
• picture
• image
• show
• illustrate
• render
• document
• delineate
• outline
• sketch
• silhouette
• caricature
• diagram

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depict

The audio messages appear to depict Wallace explaining his digital process, which involves pairing an anonymous smear site with search engine optimization techniques to boost it. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Ignacio Gatica’s series Sunsets (2024), for example, depicts colorful scenes of the sun setting and rising over a mountain range. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026

For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the 70-meter-long Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts events that led up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, is in England, on loan to the British Museum. — Jane Pauley, CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026

The photo depicted Ratajkowski lounging in a red triangle top and bug-eye sunglasses. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026