Synonyms of silhouetted

silhouetted

verb

past tense of silhouette

as in traced

to draw or make apparent the outline of

in the photograph the majestic mountain is strikingly silhouetted against the setting sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

• traced
• sketched
• outlined
• defined
• circled
• rounded
• surrounded
• delineated
• lined
• trimmed
• framed
• bounded
• edged
• fringed
• rimmed
• skirted
• ringed
• encircled
• drew
• margined
• hemmed
• looped
• mapped (out)
• girdled
• charted
• diagrammed
• girthed
• compassed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of silhouetted

When hunting, the dragonflies approached their prey from below, so prey was often viewed silhouetted against the sky. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Look out for delicate, wispy cloud formations that shine silver and blue in the twilight, while other clouds near the horizon appear dark and silhouetted in the evening sky. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 5 June 2026

There was light back there, and then all these trees were silhouetted. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026

The original house was set back and silhouetted against the backdrop of trees. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026

The Endless Summer design, featuring a surfer silhouetted against an orange-yellow sunset, is Florida's top-selling specialty plate, with 145,063 registrations. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

The astronauts will also look for dust lofted off the moon’s surface and silhouetted against the faint coronal light. — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2026

Whatever is placed on the paper as it is exposed—a body, a flower—is silhouetted. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026

Our southwest-facing room also rather generously provided a view towards Mount Fuji 60 miles away, all the more impressive when silhouetted against the blushing sunset. — Stephen Kelly, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026