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

All this scattershot world-building and world-visiting allows for some colorfully diverting vignettes, in which production designer Alexandra Walker and costume designer Ann Maskrey get to show off their giddy, gaudy wares. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026

Jean Toomer’s hard-to-categorize work emerged in 1923 as an astonishing blend of genres, a brilliant composite of vignettes giving voice to facets of African-American life in the United States. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026

The series pickup caps a seven-year journey for Dungeon Crawler Carl, which originated in 2019 with vignettes Dinniman self-published on a digital platform as a hobby while not busy with his main job as a sketch artist at cat shows. — Peter White, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026

The debut campaign captures the essence of Bell by switching between chic, elevated vignettes and unpolished moments about her own daily life. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026

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