Synonyms of illustrated

illustrated

verb

past tense of illustrate

1

as in demonstrated

to show or make clear by using examples

she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demonstrated
• explained
• exemplified
• mentioned
• analyzed
• cited
• specified
• clarified
• quoted
• adduced
• interpreted
• detailed
• instanced
• elucidated
• named
• construed
• explicated
• simplified
• expounded
• cleared (up)
• listed
• illuminated
• enlightened
• enumerated
• spelled out
• edified
• broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• blurred
• darkened
• clouded
• puzzled
• confused
• perplexed
• muddied
• fogged
• beclouded

2

as in illuminated

to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration

lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illuminated
• visualized
• pictorialized
• pictured
• imaged

3

as in explained

to make plain or understandable

the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explained
• demonstrated
• clarified
• simplified
• interpreted
• illuminated
• elucidated
• explicated
• expounded
• construed
• analyzed
• cleared (up)
• spelled out
• defined
• demystified
• resolved
• specified
• solved
• deciphered
• got across
• unriddled
• decoded
• annotated
• unraveled
• disentangled
• glossed
• untangled
• undid
• broke down
• commentated
• unscrambled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscured
• confused
• clouded
• confounded
• obfuscated
• befogged

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of illustrated

Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Showing is More Effective than Telling Every strong personal statement should have a clear takeaway for the admissions reader—but that takeaway should be illustrated through the writing itself, rather than declared outright in the conclusion. — Christopher Rim, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

The fantasy action series is adapted from the light novel by Minamino Umikaze, illustrated by Katana Canata and Jishaku. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026

This comic was reported by Marielle Segarra and written and illustrated by Abi Inman. — Marielle Segarra, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Backrooms has vividly illustrated the vast potential of mining grassroots genre material. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026

The series consists of seven books written and illustrated by the Reys from 1941 to 1966, as well as later additions, not by the Reys, commissioned by the publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in the 1990s. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Democrats are facing a dilemma and Michigan’s Senate primary perfectly illustrated it. — Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2026

But federal data repeatedly illustrated the strain that Covid had on hospitals. — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026