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depict

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of depict

1 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 of depict

delineate, describe, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, sketch
Words Related to depict

characterize, define, label, qualify, represent

demonstrate, illustrate

narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell

display, exhibit, show

hint, suggest

draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette

summarize, sum up, touch off

redescribe, reimage
Near Antonyms of depict

color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
2 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 of depict

character, characterize, define, describe, portray, represent
Words Related to depict

categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type

color, identify, indicate, name, specify

distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp
3 to present a picture of
  • the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
Synonyms of depict

image, picture, portray, represent
Words Related to depict

delineate, describe, document, render

outline, silhouette, sketch

illustrate, show

diagram

caricature

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