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

Need another word that means the same as “depicts”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “depicts” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Depicts” are: describe, draw, picture, render, show, limn, portray

Depicts as a Verb

Definitions of "Depicts" as a verb

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

• Make a portrait of.
• Give a description of.
• Show in, or as in, a picture.

Synonyms of "Depicts" as a verb (7 Words)

describe	To give an account or representation of in words. He described his experiences in a letter to his parents.
draw	Represent by making a drawing of as with a pencil chalk etc on a surface. Draw a line.
limn	Make a portrait of. Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels.
picture	Represent in a photograph or picture. She pictured Benjamin waiting.
portray	Portray in words. The ineffectual Oxbridge dons portrayed by Evelyn Waugh.
render	Give up surrender. Render the town to the enemy.
show	Show in or as in a picture. Shirley was four months pregnant and just starting to show.

Usage Examples of "Depicts" as a verb

• This scene depicts country life.

Associations of "Depicts" (30 Words)

characterization	The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features. The film s narrative elegance and richly developed characterizations.
clarification	An interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding. The remaining changes are small clarifications.
construe	Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way. Both verbs can be construed with either infinitive.
crabbed	Bad-tempered. Crabbed legal language.
define	Determine the nature of. The tree was clearly defined by the light.
definition	The degree of distinctness in outline of an object, image, or sound. The clarity and definition of pictures can be aided by using computer graphics.
delineation	A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects. The eventual delineation of the border between the two states.
depiction	The action of depicting something, especially in a work of art. The painting s horrific depiction of war.
describe	Give a description of. A single light is seen to describe a circle.
elucidate	Make clear and (more) comprehensible. Work such as theirs will help to elucidate this matter.
english	Of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture or people.
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	Define. He explained the situation.
explanation	The act of explaining; making something plain or intelligible. The birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends.
explicate	Analyse and develop (an idea or principle) in detail. These essays seek to explicate and contextualize Kristeva s writings.
exposition	A large public exhibition of art or trade goods. The country squires dreaded the exposition of their rustic conversation.
expository	Serving to expound or set forth. Clean expository writing.
expound	Present and explain (a theory or idea) in detail. The abbess expounded the scriptures to her nuns.
express	By express. Her express wish.
figuratively	In a style representing forms that are recognizably derived from life. 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	An explanation that results from interpreting something. The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.
narrative	In the form of or concerned with narration. Narrative poetry.
portray	Portray in words. The book portrays the actor as a selfish person.
portrayal	A representation by picture or portraiture. A realistic portrayal of war.
signification	The message that is intended or expressed or signified. Film comes closer than other forms of signification to resemblance of reality.
snapshot	A record of the contents of a storage location or data file at a given time. This excellent book can only be a snapshot of a complex industry.
translate	Convert (a sequence of nucleotides in messenger RNA) to an amino acid sequence in a protein or polypeptide during synthesis. Shiatsu literally translates as finger pressure.
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.