Synonyms of sketched

sketched

verb

past tense of sketch

1

as in traced

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 & Similar Words

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

2

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words

briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• described
• depicted
• portrayed
• painted
• rendered
• illustrated
• characterized
• pictured
• delineated
• set out
• drew
• limned
• defined
• recounted
• imaged
• represented
• summarized
• outlined
• reported
• suggested
• narrated
• told
• labeled
• showed
• demonstrated
• related
• traced
• exhibited
• displayed
• recited
• hinted
• drafted
• rehearsed
• qualified
• silhouetted
• vignetted
• summed up
• touched off
• redescribed
• reimaged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colored
• distorted
• twisted
• misrepresented
• falsified
• perverted
• warped
• garbled
• misstated
• misdescribed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sketched

With its hairpin turns and madcap improvisations, the odyssey at the book’s center can seem, says our reviewer, like something sketched out by Jules Verne. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026

Sources told the site that Iran and Oman have sketched an agreement in which Iran controls the northern route for inbound traffic while Oman controls the southern route for outgoing vessels. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Rota’s gorgeous score swells sweetly as this affair is sketched, but Mario — older and wiser, to quote the Rodgers and Hammerstein song — has his doubts about a man who seems to him like a cad. — Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026

Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

Palmer’s, on the other hand, appear as if they were sketched on, Gabbriette Bechtel style. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 27 July 2026

Parry, aged only 21, sketched out his theory in a master’s dissertation. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Answers will be revealed and futures will be sketched out during this weekend’s ceremony. — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 26 June 2026

At Ember, the girls tested the mineral composition in local tap water, held blind taste tests of water with fellow students and sketched out ideas inspired by their research. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2026