Synonyms of depict

depict

verb

di-ˈpikt 

1

as in to describe

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

• describe
• portray
• render
• illustrate
• paint
• characterize
• set out
• delineate
• represent
• define
• sketch
• picture
• image
• draw
• recount
• limn
• relate
• summarize
• outline
• tell
• demonstrate
• show
• suggest
• display
• narrate
• exhibit
• report
• qualify
• recite
• label
• trace
• hint
• rehearse
• sum up
• silhouette
• draft
• vignette
• redescribe
• touch off
• reimage

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distort
• misrepresent
• color
• falsify
• twist
• misstate
• pervert
• warp
• misdescribe
• garble

2

as in to characterize

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

• describe
• characterize
• portray
• represent
• define
• character
• identify
• indicate
• classify
• categorize
• specify
• type
• pigeonhole
• distinguish
• mark
• individualize
• stamp
• color
• name
• particularize

3

as in to portray

to present a picture of

the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• portray
• represent
• describe
• picture
• image
• show
• illustrate
• render
• document
• delineate
• outline
• sketch
• silhouette
• caricature
• diagram

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depict

An exhibit of paintings depicting the god Krishna by the Hindu Pushtimarg community will be on display at the National Museum of Asian Art starting Saturday. —Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 13 Mar. 2025

Sunlight filtered in through stained glass windows depicting the life of Christ. —Rose Conlon, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025

The carvings depict bighorn sheep, bisected circles and at one site, a miner swinging a pickax. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025

Khonsu was their son, and often depicted as a mummified man. —Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025