Synonyms of depicted

depicted 1 of 2

adjective

as in descriptive

Related Words

• descriptive
• expressive
• graphic
• vivid
• pictorial
• picturesque
• delineated
• specific
• explicit
• visual
• realistic
• concrete
• photographic
• faithful
• lifelike
• fresh
• natural
• incisive
• sharp

Dissimilar Words

• unclear
• vague
• sketchy
• obscure
• indeterminate
• dark
• nebulous
• indistinguishable
• faint
• indistinct
• fuzzy
• shadowy
• blurry
• dim
• muddy
• ambiguous
• hazy
• foggy
• indefinite
• murky
• mysterious
• bleary
• equivocal
• inscrutable
• enigmatic
• cryptic
• shadowlike

depicted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of depict

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

• described
• portrayed
• painted
• rendered
• illustrated
• pictured
• characterized
• sketched
• set out
• delineated
• defined
• represented
• recounted
• imaged
• limned
• summarized
• drew
• displayed
• related
• labeled
• reported
• demonstrated
• told
• narrated
• exhibited
• showed
• suggested
• outlined
• recited
• traced
• hinted
• qualified
• rehearsed
• silhouetted
• drafted
• summed up
• vignetted
• touched off
• redescribed
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• misrepresented
• twisted
• falsified
• perverted
• warped
• misstated
• garbled
• misdescribed

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

• described
• characterized
• portrayed
• defined
• represented
• identified
• indicated
• charactered
• classified
• categorized
• typed
• specified
• marked
• pigeonholed
• named
• colored
• stamped
• individualized
• distinguished
• particularized

3

as in portrayed

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portrayed
• described
• represented
• pictured
• documented
• illustrated
• showed
• rendered
• outlined
• imaged
• sketched
• delineated
• silhouetted
• diagrammed
• caricatured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depicted

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

Bright blue lakes, often depicted in illustrations, are rarer than green lakes. — Connie Hanzhang Jin, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

The outburst was in reaction to a video Trump reshared on social media in which former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama were depicted as apes. — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

These early inventors of photography were introducing a new way of observing and recording the living world—one in which nature was no longer simply depicted, but allowed to speak for itself. — Andrew Zuckerman, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2026

The astonishing details about the filming of Rocky as depicted in its new making-of biopic are true. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

The virtues Faith, Hope, Charity and Prudence are frequently depicted in the medieval and Renaissance literature that Lewis loved and taught. — The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

The small-boat crossings have been depicted as a crisis by politicians including Nigel Farage of the hard-right party Reform UK, and have been used as a rallying point by anti-immigration activists. — Jill Lawless, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

What readers are saying The conversation explores a mix of humor and skepticism regarding the use of AI, as depicted in Edith Pritchett's cartoon. — Edith Pritchett, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026

The original concept of Duke Mallard is depicted in a turnaround rendering by Genae Grabowski, former mixed media designer with Oak Lawn Park District and now a senior designer with the village of Orland Park. — Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026