DEPICT Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

depict

verb

di-ˈpikt

Definition of depict

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

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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

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as in to portray

to present a picture of the painting depicts a pastoral landscape on a summer day

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Recent Examples of depict To make their point perfectly clear, women are sharing photos of themselves breastfeeding in front of Old Masters paintings in museums that depict the very same mothering act. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026 Barin is the hotel’s high-end teppanyaki restaurant, seating 10 people at the counter and up to 16 in booths lining a long mural hand-drawn on gold leaf depicting Osaka’s history. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026 Philosophy may be spoken about at a dinner party, but that the content of whatever is said in this line is necessarily belied by the actual fact that the characters, by necessity, are not depicted engaging in the pursuit of wisdom. — Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 Season 2 then depicted the deaths of Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) and her dragon Meleys at the Battle of Rook's Rest, which also put Aegon's dragon Sunfyre out of commission. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for depict

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Tribes describe the last of three waves of European incursions, nearly 85 years after Serra hung the first Mission bell in San Diego in 1769, as the most brutal.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Rodríguez described scenes of children hospitalized with amputations and survivors grieving multiple family deaths.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026

Definition of describe

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To characterize the new mode, Kyle Uckert, SHERLOC’s deputy principal investigator at NASA’s JPL, and his colleagues collected spectra from spare flight optics in their own lab.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026
The standoff forces the platform to weigh compliance against a potentially expanding pattern of government control over social media — a tension that has also characterized India’s years-long friction with X over content-takedown orders.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of characterize

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For all her talk of women as allies, Siebel Newsom portrays conservative women who criticize other women as dupes manipulated by MAGA leaders.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Rob, who died in December at age 78, portrayed George Washington in a segment inspired by the first president’s decision to step away after two terms in office.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026

Definition of portray

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The prices are high enough that health care spending represents 18% of the nation’s gross domestic product.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The Balboa Peninsula, which Stapleton represents on the council, has historically been an infamous hot spot for public drinking, disruptive parties and brawls throughout the summer and especially during the Fourth of July.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026