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

City centers across Europe and Asia were anchored for centuries by ancient seats of royalty and religion, and delineated by walls. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 10 June 2026

If the bike lane is sharply delineated with curbs, that will help a lot. — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 30 Apr. 2026