Synonyms of vignettes

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noun

plural of vignette

as in portraits

a vivid representation in words of someone or something

the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

vignettes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of vignette

as in outlines

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vignettes

Noun

The documentary consists of a collection of short vignettes, arranged according to summer’s chronological unfolding, and features a cast of recurring characters. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

These 200-word vignettes with thumbnail photographs weren’t standard obits or news stories. — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026

The result is five distinct collections that are perfect for inspiring you to create themed rooms, vignettes and more, as well as intermingling pieces from the collection with each other and your existing October setup. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

These vignettes are mini cases that serve to highlight positive behaviors or cultural infractions that leaders can share to help reach a mutual understanding of what their values look like in action. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The fall 2026 collection is supported with a new campaign that reflects this and unfolds through a series of intimate, voyeuristic vignettes that bring the archetypes to life. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Not long after, the couple bought the property next door and converted the space between and behind the two buildings into garden vignettes for entertaining, relaxing and production. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

While these moving vignettes carry the weight of history, Barrois has shrunk them down to miniature size. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026

The vignettes range from aliens crashing a slumber party to a man suffering a rogue ocular transplant, but the finest segments come courtesy of original Blair Witch Project director Eduardo Sánchez and The Raid (2011) filmmaker Gareth Evans. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026