Synonyms of depicts

depicts

verb

present tense third-person singular of depict

1

as in describes

to give a representation or account of in words

this letter from an eyewitness depicts the battle in greater detail than any other account

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in characterizes

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

the report depicted him as a reliable assistant and an employee who could be entrusted with any task

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• characterizes
• portrays
• represents
• defines
• characters
• identifies
• types
• indicates
• classifies
• categorizes
• specifies
• pigeonholes
• colors
• marks
• stamps
• distinguishes
• individualizes
• particularizes
• names

3

as in portrays

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portrays
• represents
• describes
• shows
• images
• illustrates
• pictures
• renders
• delineates
• outlines
• documents
• sketches
• diagrams
• silhouettes
• caricatures

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depicts

This depicts life in a Syrian village through a complex family drama. —Jane Levere, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024

Created in the 1890s, the piece depicts a man and two women, one old and one young. —Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Dec. 2024

Traditional and timeless, toile (which is the French word for cloth and often depicts animals, pastoral scenes, and the like) is a Southern designer favorite. —Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024

On the vaulted ceiling, Charles Le Brun painted an elaborate 30-scene fresco that depicts the first 18 years of Louis XIV's military and diplomatic victories. —Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 30 Dec. 2024

The 45-degree line depicts situations where the support for carbon pricing is the same. —Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

The figure below depicts the increase in support for carbon pricing by county (percent vote against I-2117 minus percent vote for I-1631). —Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024

Revenge of the Sith depicts its earliest days, but its attention is elsewhere, on the main characters behind the galaxy-wide upheaval. —Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 28 Dec. 2024

The work depicts an artist sitting on the floor drawing with a disembodied hand while wearing a shoe on one arm. —Leslie Katz, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024