delineations

noun

plural of delineation
1
as in sketches
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes

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2
as in descriptions
a vivid representation in words of someone or something a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineations
  1. sketches
  2. descriptions
  3. drawings
  4. depictions
  5. portraits
  6. portrayals
  7. pictures
Noun
  • Alex and Phoebe and Christian were writing and making sketches of stuff.
    — Christine Werthman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sotheby’s said Turner based the painting on sketches made during an 1828 visit and probably began it in Rome before completing it in London for exhibition at the Royal Academy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of sketches
Noun
  • This beautiful retrospective volume shows a poet developing steadily, from the graceful descriptions and encoded trauma of the poems from the 1990s through the loosening music and political engagement of the books of the last ten years.
    — Craig Morgan Teicher, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • That their descriptions need to be on point and keyword-rich.
    — Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of descriptions
Noun
  • Tuesday’s Fantasy 5, Mega Millions and Jackpot Triple Play drawings didn’t provide much of a financial return for players aside from one ticket from a Fort Lauderdale Publix.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The drawings, the performances, the writing, the imperfections, the choices.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of drawings
Noun
  • The cumulative effect of the bowl’s ambient violence (robbery, assault, and overdose abound) amounts to an open-air despair not unlike Fox News-style depictions of California as a wholesale war zone.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The collaboration launches with the work of LeRoy Neiman, who is known for his expressionist depictions of sports, leisure, and other facets of Americana.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of depictions
Noun
  • Several hang in the Musée d’Orsay, including one of his portraits of the physician who treated him, Doctor Paul Gachet.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Other novelists have turned to acidic, class-conscious portraits of the underemployed—see Andrew Martin and Halle Butler.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of portraits
Noun
  • Some scientists are pushing back against these utopian portrayals.
    — Christopher von Rueden, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2026
  • These two novels are just a sampling of recent portrayals of this surreal land of limbo, but there are many more.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of portrayals
Noun
  • But the sight of a man sleeping atop the shelter next to a shopping cart caught the attention of onlookers, some of whom pulled out their phones to take pictures, as first reported by KTLA.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Troublesome Creek, Kentucky, overflowed, destroying pictures of the late 13-year-old boy whom Campbell helped raise — and just about everything else in her home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
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“Delineations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineations. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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