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 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

Litzlbergkeller depicts a brewery and inn on the north shore of Austria’s Lake Attersee that were frequented by Klimt beginning in 1900. — News Desk, Artforum, 26 Oct. 2026

The three-and-a-half-foot-tall marble fragment depicts only the emperor’s torso, adorned in an elegant bronze cuirass. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The show’s take on Holmes depicts the facts to interrogate the person. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2026

European folklore often portrays cats as companions of witches, while Welsh folklore depicts the cat as bringing luck to a home, according to the museum. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2026

The brooch depicts the ostrich feathers that make up the Prince of Wales’s heraldic badge, and it is surrounded by diamonds and emeralds. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 20 Oct. 2026