Synonyms of sketches

sketches 1 of 2

noun

plural of sketch

1

as in drawings

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 & Similar Words

• drawings
• portraits
• depictions
• illustrations
• cartoons
• images
• figures
• representations
• outlines
• contours
• silhouettes
• delineations
• caricatures
• engravings
• doodles
• watercolors
• etchings
• blueprints
• likenesses
• line drawings
• pastels
• aquatints
• charcoals
• etches

2

as in portraits

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 & Similar Words

• portraits
• descriptions
• pictures
• depictions
• portrayals
• renderings
• vignettes
• tales
• definitions
• portraitures
• accounts
• illustrations
• anecdotes
• stories
• narratives
• delineations
• reports
• chronicles
• yarns
• demonstrations
• explanations
• exemplifications
• clarifications
• expositions
• explications
• elucidations

sketches

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of sketch

1

as in traces

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

• traces
• outlines
• defines
• lines
• silhouettes
• circles
• rounds
• trims
• delineates
• surrounds
• margins
• frames
• diagrams
• charts
• edges
• maps (out)
• loops
• bounds
• skirts
• draws
• rings
• rims
• fringes
• hems
• encircles
• girths
• girdles
• compasses

2

as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words

briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• portrays
• depicts
• images
• paints
• pictures
• renders
• sets out
• outlines
• illustrates
• characterizes
• recounts
• draws
• delineates
• limns
• summarizes
• reports
• shows
• exhibits
• displays
• represents
• defines
• narrates
• labels
• relates
• hints
• traces
• tells
• suggests
• demonstrates
• vignettes
• recites
• drafts
• silhouettes
• qualifies
• sums up
• rehearses
• touches off
• reimages
• redescribes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• colors
• twists
• distorts
• falsifies
• perverts
• misrepresents
• warps
• misstates
• garbles
• misdescribes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sketches

Noun

After Gabbriette had given them the green light, Steven spent a flight from Montreal to Paris designing looks, coming up with 30 different sketches along the way based on references Gabbriette had sent over email. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 21 July 2026

Engineers could move more quickly from sketches to testable 3D designs, reducing development costs, shortening design cycles, and exploring a wider range of ideas without creating large amounts of new training data. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Other sketches with her that have gone viral include Snack Homiez, Forever 31, Maybelline and the Domingo series alongside Marcello Hernandez. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 July 2026

Supported by his family and his girlfriend, Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral, Hernández poked fun at everyone from Jake Paul to Tiger Woods and produced some hilarious sketches. — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Reflecting on her seven-year run, the actress praised the cast and crew behind the scenes, recalling everything from watching costume designers create elaborate looks in a matter of hours to seeing sketches come together just before airtime. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Just six miles from the house where Theodor Geisel illustrated his famous characters, the archives contain old sketches, drafts and unpublished works. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 15 July 2026

This year, Grice partnered with NBC to create comic sketches and behind-the-scenes bits for The Voice, including promotional bits filmed with genre icon John Legend. — Rachel Brodsky, Time, 14 July 2026

The crowd is varied, from art students coming to take notes or make sketches of certain works to little kids visiting for a field trip to seniors being taken to favorite pieces by wheelchair. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 July 2026

Verb

Architect sketches from the developer call the hotel Sam Furr Road Inn, but the proposal would be called Cornelius Inn, town officials said. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

The proposal also sketches out room for rooftop amenities consisting of a garden and gathering areas. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

The filing sketches out an unusually lean operation. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 8 June 2026

Through five portraits of relatives and mentors, five expressions of resistance, the filmmaker sketches her life story. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 May 2026

Ahangarani sketches her life story through five portraits of relatives and mentors. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026

Constraint Is a Creative Brief BFL's core technical innovation — latent diffusion, a method that sketches a rough visual blueprint before rendering detail — wasn't chosen for elegance. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

All of this is to amp up our sympathy for these men and our certainty that Carol killed Floyd, until the season finale finally sketches her out, albeit thinly. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026

Fey revealed the lounge has fallen apart after literally being run into the ground by too many Five-Timers Club sketches. — Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026