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 One of the images depicted the entirety of North America, including Canada, Mexico, Cuba, some Caribbean islands, and Greenland as being part of the United States. — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2026 Postcards, prints and trinkets from the Jim Crow era depicted the idea. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 But the methods used in the show’s sting operations, as depicted here, uncomfortably skirt the dubious boundaries of entrapment. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026 The video depicts Galileo’s book The Starry Messenger being sent into space and falling back to earth, landing in the hands of Esparza in Times Square. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for depict

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depict

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The modern American Dream is best described as a private bunker where the outside world arrives entirely in a cardboard box or a fiber-optic cable.

— John Mac Ghlionn, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
Strahan described the chaos in New York City amid the rescue efforts and the accompanying bomb threats and noted that the Giants could still see smoke from the twin towers from the team’s practice fields.

— Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of describe

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The Nevada Independent previously reported on Thursday that the Nevada secretary of state’s office received the seven subpoenas, which the office characterized as being from the FBI.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026
Latvia characterized the Leipzig attack in even stronger terms.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of characterize

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The AfD also aims to segregate refugees and disabled children in schools and rework the curriculum to portray a more positive view of Germany's history.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026
There’s a lot more to Love Love’s not the only one to break hearts and portray himself as a professional athlete.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of portray

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As rehearsals move forward, Eisenberg repeats key scenes in the play and shoots them differently each time, his camera coming to represent Mona’s shifting perspective.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2026
For countries expanding nuclear power, that could represent a potentially enormous additional source of nuclear fuel.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026