Synonyms of depicting

depicting

verb

present participle of depict

1

as in describing

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

• describing
• portraying
• painting
• rendering
• illustrating
• picturing
• characterizing
• delineating
• sketching
• representing
• setting out
• defining
• recounting
• drawing
• relating
• outlining
• limning
• showing
• displaying
• summarizing
• telling
• imaging
• demonstrating
• narrating
• exhibiting
• suggesting
• reporting
• labeling
• reciting
• tracing
• hinting
• qualifying
• rehearsing
• drafting
• silhouetting
• summing up
• redescribing
• touching off
• reimaging
• vignetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distorting
• twisting
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• coloring
• warping
• misstating
• perverting
• misdescribing
• garbling

2

as in characterizing

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

• describing
• characterizing
• portraying
• representing
• defining
• identifying
• charactering
• classifying
• indicating
• categorizing
• typing
• specifying
• marking
• pigeonholing
• distinguishing
• stamping
• naming
• coloring
• individualizing
• particularizing

3

as in portraying

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portraying
• representing
• describing
• picturing
• showing
• documenting
• illustrating
• imaging
• rendering
• outlining
• delineating
• sketching
• silhouetting
• caricaturing
• diagramming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depicting

Images depicting the deaths of Trump and members of his family have since featured prominently in Iranian calls for revenge. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

There’s a new, algorithm-jacking crop of clips depicting record-breaking (and just, uh, breaking) humanoid Chinese robots thanks to the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Outside, two white statues depicting Alex and Lucas as young boys sit side-by-side at the edge of a swimming pool, their feet dipping in the clear water. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

The lamp next to the sofa comes from Richard’s father’s office, the tapestry in the dining room is a mid-20th-century piece, while the painting above the sofa, depicting a horse and its rider, was a wedding gift. — Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026

This White House rarely does things subtly—just look at all of the gold in the Oval Office or the maps depicting Canada as the 51st state. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026

Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

Atmospheric rivers do not fall across the entire state, and any event would be both more localized and more intense than what our climate models are depicting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026

That attention to visual detail mattered especially when depicting the show’s Black elite. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026