DEPICT Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

depict

verb

di-ˈpikt

Definition of depict

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

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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

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as in to portray

to present a picture of the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

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Recent Examples of depict Unzipped depicts Mizrahi’s beginnings; The Last Emperor showcases a designer facing the end of career. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2026 Another student at the Kendall area school said Cardoso showed her a video depicting a boy between 12 and 14 having sex with a woman. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026 Inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s 1978 Future Boy Conan anime series which depicted turning plastic into edible bread, Assoc. — New Atlas, 13 Sep. 2026 Biggart’s final pictures depict his path toward the pedestrian bridges and entrances beneath the World Financial Center. — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depict

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict

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The optics are also described as being resistant to fast-moving fluids and particles, as well as to many chemicals.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
For now, the court record describes a shipment declared as storage boxes, coolers and a chair that federal agents say instead contained firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition and an assortment of unfinished receivers and other gun parts.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

This is the visual flow of the arrangement, which is characterized by the repetition of elements or features.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
Far fewer teams can quantify how autosuggest modifiers alter user behavior, how star-rating variance suppresses click-through rates or how ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and other AI platforms characterize their brand in response to real user queries.

— Paul M. Wilson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of characterize

Verb

Another poll, commissioned by an independent expenditure group supporting Raman, portrayed the race as a statistical tie, at least initially.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Dostoyevsky’s sniveling devil comes closest to portraying the man chiefly responsible for organizing the Final Solution.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of portray

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On Tuesday, Zuckerberg echoed Huang's stance in a post on X, asserting that an industry-wide emergency brake is unnecessary and that third-party evaluations represent the optimal path forward.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
Before being elected for the first of his four terms in the House in 1987, Kyl was a key participant in shaping Arizona's 1980 groundwater code as a lawyer representing a large water utility.

— JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026