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sketch

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of sketch

1 a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
  • The artist made a quick sketch from which she would create a more detailed painting later.
Synonyms of sketch

cartoon, delineation, drawing
Words Related to sketch

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
  • Liz gave her boss quick sketches of the personalities of the clients he was about to meet.
Synonyms of sketch

definition, delineation, depiction, description, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, rendering, vignette
Words Related to sketch

account, anecdote, chronicle, narrative, report, story, tale, yarn

demonstration, exemplification, illustration

clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition

sketch

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of sketch

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 of sketch

define, delineate, outline, silhouette, trace
Words Related to sketch

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 of sketch

delineate, depict, describe, draw, image, limn, paint, picture, portray, render, set out
Words Related to sketch

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, reimage
Near Antonyms of sketch

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

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