Synonyms of depicts

depicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of depict

1

as in describes

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

• describes
• portrays
• illustrates
• renders
• paints
• characterizes
• delineates
• sets out
• represents
• recounts
• defines
• images
• sketches
• summarizes
• outlines
• limns
• pictures
• draws
• relates
• shows
• narrates
• demonstrates
• tells
• suggests
• displays
• recites
• exhibits
• reports
• qualifies
• traces
• labels
• hints
• sums up
• rehearses
• vignettes
• silhouettes
• drafts
• redescribes
• touches off
• reimages

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distorts
• misrepresents
• colors
• falsifies
• misstates
• warps
• perverts
• twists
• misdescribes
• garbles

2

as in characterizes

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

• describes
• characterizes
• portrays
• represents
• defines
• characters
• identifies
• types
• indicates
• classifies
• categorizes
• specifies
• pigeonholes
• colors
• marks
• stamps
• distinguishes
• individualizes
• particularizes
• names

3

as in portrays

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portrays
• represents
• describes
• shows
• images
• illustrates
• pictures
• renders
• delineates
• outlines
• documents
• sketches
• diagrams
• silhouettes
• caricatures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depicts

The film, set between the years 1945 and 1947, depicts a society struggling to recover from war, only to be reduced, once again, by the arrival of a kaiju (as giant monsters are known in Japanese, and to fans of the corresponding film genre). — Matt Alt, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Another image depicts a nude girl in a room that appears to be part of a motel chain in the Philippines, federal investigators said. — Max Foster, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Until its rediscovery, the painting — which depicts Lobo Peak in New Mexico — was known only through a 1931 photograph and an entry in O’Keeffe’s catalogue of works, according to Christie’s. — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The painting depicts trees and greenery against a gray and blue backdrop, with what seems to be a distant volcano in the background. — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Painted in the artist’s typical flat style, in hues of green, tan, and brown, the ten-by-twenty-four-inch canvas depicts the desert hills near O’Keefe’s longtime home, an enduring subject for her. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Nov. 2026

The Instagram clip depicts a Native American girl running through the woods, bow and arrow at the ready. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2026

In stark contrast to the organic, pictorial design of the Nativity Façade on the opposite side of the basilica, which depicts the birth of Jesus, Gaudí employed skeletal forms to evoke human suffering and Christ’s final days. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2026

The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies. — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026