as in descriptive
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
1
as in described
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 & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in characterized
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 & Similar Words
3
as in portrayed
to present a picture of
the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of depicted
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Expanding on Harris’ short film of the same name, which was acquired by HBO Max following its festival run, Pure is a coming-of-age story set within the rarely depicted world of Black cotillion culture in suburban Maryland.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
The effects added even more variety to the light and texture of the dense foliage and rocks, making the depicted landscape indistinguishable from real-world photography.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, attendees poked around for a poster to take, or asked to swap the depicted food items.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
As Noah reads to Allie, their younger selves emerge on stage to enact the depicted scenes.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Puck reports that other key figures depicted in the film include OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Advertisement ‘Talent is everything’ In April, Russia’s main TV news channel depicted Moscow State University gilded in futuristic laser lines as the presenter announced a new AI faculty, due to welcome its first cohort of 72 students in September.
—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
18 June 2026
And of course, the woman, the woman in yellow, she’s depicted as a mask herself, right?
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This theme is depicted from Studio 724, which is a three-deck-high live entertainment venue, to bars such as The Spark and Mix Bar.
—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
One poster depicted Messi with a halo above his brown spikes.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
His psychedelic paintings, sometimes painted in the style of Russian Orthodox icons, often depicted Putin with a bovine nose or hugging pigs.
—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
That earlier photo had depicted Jackie Kennedy in the same situation, forced to care for her two children alone after her husband's assassination.
—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
13 June 2026
Adjective
An indirect attack points outside the file, an alibi where the depicted location, person, or event can be falsified by external fact.
—
Lars Daniel,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
Expanding on Harris’ short film of the same name, which was acquired by HBO Max following its festival run, Pure is a coming-of-age story set within the rarely depicted world of Black cotillion culture in suburban Maryland.
—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2026
Despite the Reina Sofía’s many refusals to lend the work to various institutions around the world, its rebuff of the Guggenheim’s request carries a particular sting because the Basque Country has long held that the painting belongs in the place where the depicted tragedy occurred.
—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
The effects added even more variety to the light and texture of the dense foliage and rocks, making the depicted landscape indistinguishable from real-world photography.
—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
Afterward, attendees poked around for a poster to take, or asked to swap the depicted food items.
—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
12 Feb. 2026
As Noah reads to Allie, their younger selves emerge on stage to enact the depicted scenes.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
Bradley the author eventually conceded that his research had been faulty and that the flag-raising in which his father had been involved was photographed by a Marine photographer earlier on the morning of February 23, 1945, and that Doc Bradley was not depicted in the famous Rosenthal photo.
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
20 June 2026
Puck reports that other key figures depicted in the film include OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever, Elon Musk, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.
—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
Advertisement ‘Talent is everything’ In April, Russia’s main TV news channel depicted Moscow State University gilded in futuristic laser lines as the presenter announced a new AI faculty, due to welcome its first cohort of 72 students in September.
—
Nikita Ostrovsky,
Time,
18 June 2026
And of course, the woman, the woman in yellow, she’s depicted as a mask herself, right?
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
This theme is depicted from Studio 724, which is a three-deck-high live entertainment venue, to bars such as The Spark and Mix Bar.
—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
One poster depicted Messi with a halo above his brown spikes.
—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
17 June 2026
His psychedelic paintings, sometimes painted in the style of Russian Orthodox icons, often depicted Putin with a bovine nose or hugging pigs.
—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
That earlier photo had depicted Jackie Kennedy in the same situation, forced to care for her two children alone after her husband's assassination.
—
Stefania Conrieri,
Vanity Fair,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for depicted
Adjective
-
Ospreay got descriptive about his post-wedding activities before Swerve Strickland interrupted him.
-
Marcus Lee, an African American Studies professor at Princeton University, often tells his students that descriptive representation differs from substantive representation.
Verb
-
The other report described four cases of tetanus in children in four different states — Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin — all occurring in 2024.
-
At the center of KeyBanc’s hesitation is Starship, the giant reusable rocket that Musk, the CEO, has described as critical to the future of satellite deployment, deep-space exploration and, eventually, colonization of Mars.
Verb
-
Stark White The past few years have been characterized by warm, off-white tones, and in 2026, designers agree that this trend is not set to change.
-
The lands historically now known as Ukraine were occupied by the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth for centuries, and many Ukrainians view their nation’s genesis as the rebellion of Cossack Hetman Boghdan Khmelnitsky against the commonwealth, an event characterized by massacres of Poles and Jews.
Verb
-
That’s because Noelle’s a different type of protagonist, portrayed confidently by Al Zahrani, a woman contending with her own loss while trying to gain a more prominent job than being the scanner of a police documents.
-
On the opinion side, Paxton was heavily platformed and portrayed Cornyn as an enemy of the president.
Adjective
-
But Jenkin’s style ties directly to his subjects and his expressive philosophy.
-
People were very expressive on both sides.
Verb
-
All of us deserve to feel seen and represented on the big screen and to be able to buy tickets and see a film with our community, so my goal beyond the release is to be able to [create] more accessibility for representation like this.
-
Almost every World Cup matchup has a storyline of a player who could have represented another country.
Adjective
-
Concurrently, the Metcalf family is coming to grips with the world having access to the graphic and disturbing audio and visuals that Collin County Courts made public.
-
Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
Adjective
-
The smoky eyes of Duchess Birgitte of Gloucester The Duchess paired her vivid lips—painted in a bright shade of pink, very close to coral—with anthracite-toned eyelids, perfectly complementing her playful silver hairstyle.
-
Highlight details are more vivid and color bleeding is minimized.
Cite this Entry
“Depicted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/depicted. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
