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

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

Designers have already sketched their answers for WWD, imagining everything from grand couture ballgowns to more unexpected takes on the singer’s bridal era. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 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

Even so, his keynote speech Thursday at AI on the Lot sketched out a future of film that played well to an audience of converts but will likely raise hackles in other parts of the industry. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 May 2026

While Costanza’s plans go awry, Keiper has sketched out an itinerary that includes archery, getting her violin restrung and road trips with her husband. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Net zero sketched a horizon; fossil-fuel phaseout forces a reckoning with the interests and institutions that still tie economies to the old system. — London Business School, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

While traveling just outside of Tivoli in 1832, Cole sketched the ruin then popularly believed to be the Arch of Nero. — Tyler Green, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026