LIMNED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

limned

verb

past tense of limn

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words he limned the scene in the courtroom so perfectly I could practically see it

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Recent Examples of limned Nuclear rhetoric and threats have limned the almost three and a half years of full-scale war in Ukraine. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

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Solar eclipse watchers have for centuries vividly described an eerie phenomenon known as shadow bands that appears just before and after totality — the period when the moon completely blocks the sun’s light and the sky goes dark.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Officials said the gun, described as small and compact, was legally registered to the boy’s grandfather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

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In Roman art, invidia is sometimes depicted as a gaunt Medusa-like figure with serpents for hair.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
For the cover of the August 10, 2026, issue, the painter and graphic novelist Eric Drooker depicted the Guggenheim Museum as a cool clearing in a forest.

— Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

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Tiffany, who had 10-times more cash on hand than either Hong or Crowley did entering August, has portrayed the race as a contest between chaos and common sense.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
And like any awkward teenager, his style was portrayed as a bit chaotic and confusing throughout the film—as per Karmin’s plan.

— Dylan Muñoz, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026

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