Synonyms of limn

limn

verb

ˈlim 

as in to describe

to give a representation or account of in words

he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describe
• depict
• portray
• render
• paint
• delineate
• characterize
• set out
• illustrate
• define
• sketch
• recount
• image
• draw
• picture
• outline
• represent
• summarize
• relate
• tell
• narrate
• suggest
• demonstrate
• trace
• recite
• qualify
• display
• show
• exhibit
• hint
• label
• report
• rehearse
• sum up
• redescribe
• silhouette
• vignette
• draft
• touch off
• reimage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distort
• color
• misrepresent
• falsify
• misstate
• warp
• twist
• pervert
• garble
• misdescribe

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of limn

The soft sunlight illuminates sturdy wood pews, limning swaying worshipers in white gold. — Aj Willingham, CNN, 15 Apr. 2023

Nonetheless, Democrats want to be perceived as favoring virtually universal suffrage, and to limn their conservative and Republican opposition as favoring vote suppression. — Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 3 Nov. 2020

Her poems, which have appeared in The New Yorker for over thirty years, limn the legacies of history, in her home country and beyond, and reckon especially with the repression of women’s accomplishments, realities, and inner lives. — Hannah Aizenman, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2020

Also stuffed not inelegantly between the microcosmic doings are several larger incidents that limn the bloody and brutal history of the two centuries, including South American totalitarianism, European pogroms and the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. — Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2020

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