Synonyms of rendering

rendering 1 of 2

noun

as in portrait

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

a poet's rendering of the euphoria experienced by lovers in the first blush of romance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portrait
• description
• depiction
• portrayal
• picture
• sketch
• definition
• tale
• delineation
• account
• portraiture
• vignette
• illustration
• narrative
• story
• explanation
• report
• demonstration
• chronicle
• anecdote
• yarn
• exposition
• exemplification
• clarification
• elucidation
• explication

rendering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of render

1

as in relinquishing

to give (something) over to the control or possession of another usually under duress

a gentleman bandit who graciously asked his victims to render their wallets to his safe possession

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relinquishing
• delivering
• surrendering
• yielding
• transferring
• abandoning
• ceding
• turning in
• laying down
• turning over
• giving up
• handing over
• resigning
• committing
• coughing up
• entrusting
• releasing
• discarding
• waiving
• consigning
• forfeiting
• renouncing
• shedding
• forsaking
• deserting
• parting (with)
• abnegating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• keeping
• retaining
• withholding

2

as in copying

to make an exact likeness of

rendered Thomas Jefferson's signature for use on an array of gift items

Synonyms & Similar Words

• copying
• reproducing
• replicating
• imitating
• duplicating
• cloning
• reconstructing
• simulating
• reduplicating
• forging
• mimicking
• counterfeiting
• copycatting
• faking
• ripping off
• re-creating
• knocking off

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• originating
• creating
• initiating
• imagining
• inventing

3

as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words

the witness convincingly rendered her version of events in just a few words

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• depicting
• portraying
• painting
• sketching
• characterizing
• drawing
• setting out
• illustrating
• delineating
• defining
• picturing
• imaging
• representing
• recounting
• limning
• relating
• displaying
• outlining
• summarizing
• showing
• reporting
• demonstrating
• telling
• labeling
• narrating
• exhibiting
• reciting
• suggesting
• tracing
• qualifying
• hinting
• drafting
• rehearsing
• silhouetting
• summing up
• redescribing
• touching off
• reimaging
• vignetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distorting
• twisting
• coloring
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• warping
• perverting
• misstating
• garbling
• misdescribing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rendering

Noun

The 24-minute short built a cult following for pairing 3D CG with cel-style rendering, an unusual combination for its era. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Below that, on her sternum, is a fine-line rendering of the Seed of Life, a sacred geometric symbol. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

The result didn’t quite satisfy Cameron, but the rendering shots took so long that the director ran out of time, even with the production crew working 24-hour shifts. — ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

The initial rendering showed deep horizontal banding around the building’s corner that were unfortunately omitted, but the building holds up under scrutiny. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

The office’s tasks include providing legal advice and services to the town, rendering and reviewing legal documents, negotiating transactions and representing the town and its interests. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

This rendering depicts a planned public park set to be included with a shopping center redevelopment in northern Sandy Springs. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026

California Cruise rendering released in the preview is that the concept appears to be a light camper setup. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

After announcing the project and releasing an intriguing artist’s rendering at D23 in 2024, not much else has come out about the land. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Russia is slowly edging towards its territorial goal of taking the Donbas – albeit through rendering the remaining ground held by Ukraine uninhabitable through horrific drone strikes on all signs of civilian and military life. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

The hospital’s only refrigerator capable of storing blood donations was also damaged by a power surge following the quake, rendering transfusions impossible. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

There are very real representational problems with regard to realism, phones, and internet life’s microwave instructions for rendering the literal ironic and the ironic literal. — M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Anderson took off without rendering aid to Larice or notifying emergency services. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Restore screenwriter Scott Frank’s original idea of rendering the past in black and white. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026

However, that process would require a lot of extra work for scrapers that currently just pull down the raw HTML source code of billions of webpages as plaintext, without going to the trouble of simulating a browser’s rendering pipeline. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

The effect would have been the opposite in prior years, rendering two successive decreases in citywide homelessness marginally less impressive. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Laptops, Phones, and Other Electronics The internal parts of electronics could be at risk of permanently overheating, rendering the device inoperable or beyond repair when left in a hot car, according to Van Tassell. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 9 Aug. 2026