Synonyms of delineated

delineated 1 of 2

adjective

di-ˈli-nē-ˌā-təd 

as in vivid

producing a mental picture through clear and impressive description

the finely delineated characters of the novel will seem real to the reader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vivid
• graphic
• specific
• descriptive
• picturesque
• expressive
• depicted
• pictorial
• visual
• explicit
• realistic
• concrete
• photographic
• fresh
• faithful
• sharp
• natural
• incisive
• lifelike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• vague
• unclear
• nebulous
• obscure
• indeterminate
• sketchy
• dark
• indistinct
• indistinguishable
• shadowy
• faint
• fuzzy
• hazy
• ambiguous
• indefinite
• dim
• muddy
• murky
• blurry
• foggy
• mysterious
• bleary
• inscrutable
• enigmatic
• equivocal
• cryptic
• shadowlike

delineated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of delineate

1

as in traced

to draw or make apparent the outline of

the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traced
• defined
• outlined
• sketched
• circled
• silhouetted
• surrounded
• trimmed
• rounded
• lined
• bounded
• framed
• margined
• fringed
• edged
• encircled
• rimmed
• hemmed
• skirted
• charted
• drew
• diagrammed
• ringed
• looped
• girdled
• mapped (out)
• compassed
• girthed

2

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words

the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• depicted
• portrayed
• painted
• characterized
• defined
• rendered
• sketched
• illustrated
• limned
• set out
• pictured
• represented
• recounted
• summarized
• imaged
• drew
• labeled
• demonstrated
• outlined
• related
• reported
• displayed
• narrated
• exhibited
• suggested
• showed
• told
• qualified
• traced
• recited
• hinted
• drafted
• rehearsed
• summed up
• silhouetted
• redescribed
• vignetted
• touched off
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• falsified
• perverted
• warped
• misstated
• garbled
• misdescribed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of delineated

Adjective

Precisely delineated with colored pencil, Sully’s pictures look simultaneously naive and urbanely sophisticated. — Susan Tallman, The Atlantic, 2 Feb. 2026

Ideally, sapphires’ stars are thought best when clearly, geometrically delineated, unsullied by contaminant minerals or whorls within the molecular grain of the stone. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026

Verb

From 1875 to 1929 it was delineated by a simple circle outlined in chalk (hence the name), but today the circle is much more esteemed with presentation stands and roses planted in the shape of a horseshoe. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026

The Act delineated dramatic changes regarding how radio airwaves would be regulated and established the precedent for how the communications industry would be governed in the United States. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Apr. 2026