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 New York Times reported in May that the president expressed interest in constructing a new helipad on the South Lawn, which would measure about 100 feet in diameter and contain a depiction of the presidential seal on top. — Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 30 June 2026

The bell’s pyramidal face is decorated with depictions of deceased kings and queens, and its toll was believed to invoke ancestral spirits. — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026

The film was effectively banned from being screened and advertised in Boll's home country, where it was produced, out of concern that its extreme depictions of anti-immigrant violence may inspire copycat attacks. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

But unlike that first map, this depiction highlighted Neal’s Prison, Robey’s Old Prison, and the Public Prison – three sites located just off the National Mall where the enslaved were imprisoned before being sold. — Allison M. Prasch, The Conversation, 29 June 2026