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

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

Falbo gained traction in the comedy scene with indie shorts and Almost Friday TV sketches on YouTube. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 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

Portlandia aired for eight seasons and 77 episodes on IFC, concluding its run in 2018; check out Rolling Stone’s 20 favorite sketches from Portlandia, as well as Brownstein’s breakdown of the series’ most memorable characters. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026

There is no doubt that a series of sketches by Lagerfeld, with his incredibly detailed comments, down to the stitches and the buttons to be employed, are definitely art works. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 9 July 2026

The Washington Monument's architect, Robert Mills, was picked to design the obelisk on the National Mall after his sketches won an open design competition in 1814. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 8 July 2026

Michael Patrick Jann directed the sketches that were with a [professional] crew or shot on film or Beta. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 July 2026

Oteri famously portrayed the View creator in a series of sketches on Saturday Night Live, where Oteri was a regular from 1995 to 2000. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 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