Synonyms of depiction

depiction

noun

di-ˈpik-shən 

as in description

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

the set piece of the novel is a depiction of the battle that makes readers feel like they were there

Synonyms & Similar Words

• description
• portrait
• portrayal
• picture
• tale
• sketch
• definition
• rendering
• delineation
• account
• vignette
• narrative
• illustration
• portraiture
• story
• explanation
• chronicle
• report
• anecdote
• demonstration
• yarn
• exposition
• clarification
• exemplification
• explication
• elucidation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depiction

The next day, Blazers president Dewayne Hankins deferred questions through team spokesperson Charles Boyle, who said the city’s depiction of the Blazers is misleading. — Jason Quick, New York Times, 21 July 2026

This depiction of Agamemnon and the events surrounding the Trojan War are broadly faithful to Homer’s epics, particularly the Iliad. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

The conversation ranged from Nolan’s decision to make Polyphemus (the Cyclops that Matt Damon’s Odysseus stabs in the eye) nonverbal to the film’s depiction of language itself. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 18 July 2026

The minutes-long scene is without parallel in the many previous pop culture depictions of the mythological moment. — David MacK, CNN Money, 18 July 2026