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 Murtis of the goddess Durga depict her astride a lion and attacking Mahishasura. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026 Sallitt depicts Jackie’s personal and professional struggles as specific hiccups that might manifest for anybody. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026 From there, Brown wrote and illustrated his first picture book depicting an aardvark named Arthur. — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 In a new cover story with Vanity Fair, the controversial tech exec addressed the movie for the first time, which depicts the five-day period in 2023 when he was ousted from OpenAI and then rehired. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depict

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict

Verb

Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss.

— Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Its inclusion in the corridors of power is characteristic of the 52-year-old executive, whom colleagues describe as committed, charismatic and down-to-earth.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of describe

Verb

The illness is characterized by muscle rigidity in the torso, arms and legs.

— Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Julie Theriot, a biophysicist at the University of Washington, cautioned that single-cell RNA sequencing is not the only or even the best way to characterize cell states.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of characterize

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Also on Weekend Update, James Austin Johnson portrayed a selfish Kevin O’Leary, the Shark Tank investor who is backing a massive data center campus in northwest Utah.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
The patience required to piece them together paints Winehouse as an introspective woman as opposed to her party girl that the tabloids portrayed her as.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of portray

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The hotel just opened, so maybe that’s what accounts for it, but there’s a real atmosphere of excitement, and the staff seems to want to represent the greatest manifestation of the Four Seasons brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
But there’s also something to be said for when certain trivia categories are a bit more represented in the mix.

— Sean McGowan, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026