SKETCHING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

sketching

verb

present participle of sketch

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

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as in describing

to give a representation or account of in words briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan

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Recent Examples of sketching Start sketching out something to look forward to then. —

Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 Super Nintendo does a good job sketching out the corporate culture that leads to such demands. —

Alexander Kaplan, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Tigerman began sketching cartoons in his youth and continued this mode of drawing until his final days. —

Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026 Instead of crafting at home, people are bringing their projects on the road—stitching on park benches, sketching at the beach, knitting on train rides, or journaling during walks. —

Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Mar. 2026 Long before downtown workshops and a growing client base, Kiel and her business partner gathered around the table every day, sketching concepts and services, and building a company from the ground up. —

Contributor, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit. —

Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Feb. 2026 Though not for the faint-hearted, Michael was surprisingly sensitive in its execution, deftly sketching the banal details of the criminal’s otherwise normal, suburban life. —

Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026 And now scientists are sketching out a clearer picture of what such a collision might look like from Earth. —

Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026

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The new center includes two theaters designed for virtual reality programming and a walkthrough exhibit with 11 informative panels tracing the history of the Holocaust — including historic family photographs — and two digital panels on the recent uptick in worldwide antisemitism.

— Lauren Costantino March 27, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Ray tracing is a 3D rendering technology that simulates the behavior of light to produce realistic reflections and lighting effects.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026