Synonyms of sketching

sketching

verb

present participle of sketch

1

as in tracing

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

• tracing
• defining
• outlining
• circling
• trimming
• delineating
• surrounding
• silhouetting
• rounding
• drawing
• lining
• framing
• bounding
• edging
• looping
• hemming
• rimming
• fringing
• charting
• skirting
• diagraming
• ringing
• encircling
• mapping (out)
• margining
• diagramming
• girdling
• girthing
• compassing

2

as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words

briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describing
• depicting
• portraying
• painting
• rendering
• drawing
• illustrating
• setting out
• picturing
• delineating
• characterizing
• defining
• recounting
• limning
• outlining
• imaging
• summarizing
• representing
• relating
• narrating
• showing
• displaying
• reporting
• tracing
• telling
• exhibiting
• demonstrating
• labeling
• reciting
• suggesting
• labelling
• rehearsing
• qualifying
• drafting
• hinting
• summing up
• silhouetting
• touching off
• redescribing
• vignetting
• reimaging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coloring
• twisting
• distorting
• misrepresenting
• falsifying
• warping
• perverting
• misstating
• garbling
• misdescribing