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

There had been a portrait that may have depicted the real-life Billy, and it could have been used, but Ondaatje was advised by his poet friend bpNichol to leave the space blank. — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

This may be overstated, but Scarlett Johansson, then residing in the country, won a 2014 decision in French court against a French author who, in a novel, depicted a Johansson doppelganger as carrying out multiple affairs. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

The new biopic takes viewers back to the chef’s formative years, originally depicted in Bourdain’s memoir Kitchen Confidential. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026

The dog depicted in the painting, Mars, is rescue dog from Hartford. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026

The group’s rags to riches story and music was depicted and celebrated in the hit Broadway stage musical Jersey Boys and its subsequent 2014 film adaptation directed by Clint Eastwood. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026

That’s a period that hasn’t yet been depicted in the franchise, so Levy and his production team had to come up with new sets and designs that were still consistent with the overall feel of Star Wars. — ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2026

She is typically depicted as a skeleton wearing a robe and carrying a scythe and, in many cases, a globe or a set of scales. — Nadia Cantú, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Other, unredacted body camera footage depicted an encounter that lasted less than 90 seconds from when most Oakland officers arrived on scene until the moment when the man was shot. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026