DEPICT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DEPICT?

Need another word that means the same as “depict”? Find 17 synonyms and 30 related words for “depict” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Depict” are: describe, draw, picture, render, show, limn, portray, represent, illustrate, delineate, outline, reproduce, detail, relate, narrate, recount, unfold

Depict as a Verb

Definitions of "Depict" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “depict” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Portray in words; describe.
• Show in, or as in, a picture.
• Give a description of.
• Represent by a drawing, painting, or other art form.
• Make a portrait of.

Synonyms of "Depict" as a verb (17 Words)

delineate	Trace the shape of. The law should delineate and prohibit behaviour which is socially abhorrent.
describe	Give a description of. He described his experiences in a letter to his parents.
detail	Provide details for. The ships were detailed to keep watch.
draw	Represent by making a drawing of as with a pencil chalk etc on a surface. Do you want me to draw the curtains.
illustrate	Supply with illustrations. The guide is illustrated with full colour photographs.
limn	Trace the shape of. Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels.
narrate	Narrate or give a detailed account of. The story is narrated by the heroine.
outline	Draw up an outline or sketch for something. Her eyes were darkly outlined with kohl.
picture	Show in or as in a picture. She pictured Benjamin waiting.
portray	Portray in words. The actor portrays an elderly lonely man.
recount	Count again. He recounts how they often talked of politics.
relate	Have reference to; concern. She relates well to her peers.
render	To surrender someone or something to another. They had to render the estate.
represent	Be a delegate or spokesperson for represent somebody s interest or be a proxy or substitute for as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute. This period is represented by Beethoven.
reproduce	Repeat after memorization. You ll be amazed to see how well half tones reproduce.
show	Show in or as in a picture. Greenough was the only other rider clear in round one but she failed to show for the tiebreaker.
unfold	(of events or information) gradually develop or be revealed. He unfolded the map and laid it out on the table.

Usage Examples of "Depict" as a verb

• These equations may be depicted on a graph.
• Paintings depicting Old Testament scenes.
• Youth is depicted as a time of vitality and good health.
• This scene depicts country life.

Associations of "Depict" (30 Words)

characterization	The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features. He preferred to emphasize characterization and human conflict.
clarification	An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding. The professor s clarification helped her to understand the textbook.
construe	Make sense of; assign a meaning to. Both verbs can be construed with either infinitive.
crabbed	Annoyed and irritable. His handwriting is crabbed and hideous.
define	Give the meaning of (a word or phrase), especially in a dictionary. The tree was clearly defined by the light.
definition	The capacity of a device to make images distinct in outline. The clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphics.
delineation	The action of indicating the exact position of a border or boundary. The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.
depiction	Representation by drawing or painting etc. Michelangelo s depictions of the male nude.
describe	Mark out or draw (a geometrical figure. A single light is seen to describe a circle.
elucidate	Make clear and (more) comprehensible. In what follows I shall try to elucidate what I believe the problems to be.
english	Of or relating to the English language.
expatiate	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. She expatiated on working class novelists.
explain	Serve as a reason or cause or justification of. Cassie found it necessary to explain her blackened eye.
explanation	A statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc. My application was rejected without explanation.
explicate	Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. An attempt to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces.
exposition	An account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse. The exposition will feature exhibits by 165 companies.
expository	Serving to expound or set forth. Clean expository writing.
expound	Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing. The abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns.
express	Serve as a means for expressing something. Many of the laboratory animals express the trait.
figuratively	Used to indicate a departure from a literal use of words; metaphorically. Chinese art influenced her to paint figuratively.
instructions	A manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it.
interpret	Give an interpretation or explanation to. Can you interpret the speech of the visiting dignitaries.
interpretation	A stylistic representation of a creative work or dramatic role. The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.
narrative	A representation of a particular situation or process in such a way as to reflect or conform to an overarching set of aims or values. A narrative poem.
portray	Portray in words. The book portrays the actor as a selfish person.
portrayal	Any likeness of a person, in any medium. His portrayal of the title character.
signification	The representation or conveying of meaning. The signification of Chinese characters.
snapshot	An informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera. Morris had to make a good save from a snapshot by a defender.
translate	Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis. Few of Shakespeare s other works have been translated into ballets.
transliterate	Write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script. The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated.