sketch

1 a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later Synonyms cartoon, delineation, drawingRelated Words contour, figure, outline, silhouette; caricature, doodle, illustration; depiction, image, likeness, portrait, representation; engraving, etch, etching; aquatint, charcoal, line drawing, pastel, watercolor; blueprint

2 a vivid representation in words of someone or something gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet Synonyms definition, delineation, depiction, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, rendering, description, vignetteRelated Words account, anecdote, chronicle, narrative, report, story, tale, yarn; demonstration, exemplification, illustration; clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

1 to draw or make apparent the outline of sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look Synonyms define, delineate, silhouette, outline, traceRelated Words line; bound, fringe, margin, skirt; edge, hem, rim, trim; frame; circle, compass, encircle, girdle, girth, loop, ring, round, surround; chart, diagram, draw, map (out)

2 to give a representation or account of in words briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan Synonyms delineate, depict, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out, describeRelated Words characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimageNear Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp