DEPICTING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

depicting

verb

present participle of depict

as in describing

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 characterizing

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 portraying

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

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Recent Examples of depicting Images depicting the deaths of Trump and members of his family have since featured prominently in Iranian calls for revenge. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Aug. 2026 There’s a new, algorithm-jacking crop of clips depicting record-breaking (and just, uh, breaking) humanoid Chinese robots thanks to the recent World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Outside, two white statues depicting Alex and Lucas as young boys sit side-by-side at the edge of a swimming pool, their feet dipping in the clear water. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 The lamp next to the sofa comes from Richard’s father’s office, the tapestry in the dining room is a mid-20th-century piece, while the painting above the sofa, depicting a horse and its rider, was a wedding gift. — Valentina Lonati, Architectural Digest, 22 Aug. 2026 This White House rarely does things subtly—just look at all of the gold in the Oval Office or the maps depicting Canada as the 51st state. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2026 Jahnke’s work features four panels depicting realistic images of local wildlife, including geese, raccoons, a fox and an owl. — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Atmospheric rivers do not fall across the entire state, and any event would be both more localized and more intense than what our climate models are depicting. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026 That attention to visual detail mattered especially when depicting the show’s Black elite. — Dominique Fluker, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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OpenAI's investigation, released this week, went considerably further, describing agents that found unauthorized ways to communicate, collaborate and delegate work while attempting to accomplish their objectives.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The company says its technology is being developed to produce both electricity and high-temperature industrial heat, with its website describing temperatures of up to about 2012°F (1,100°C).

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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The sources firmly rejected the draft declarations, characterizing them as publicity stunts designed to mock the league, sow division, and draw attention to the topic by demeaning others.

— Wayne Sterling, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
The 49ers did not have an update on the specific injury, characterizing it only as a rib issue.

— Matt Barrows, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of characterizing

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That more or less happened this week, with dozens of Fox News segments about Piker, portraying him as a left-wing kingmaker and the id of the socialist movement.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Fallout continued Thursday for content creator and apparel brand Good Good Golf over an ad that was supposed to promote a new Callaway driver but ended up being criticized for portraying violence against women.

— Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of portraying

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Among the men who publicly defended the klan, representing them in court cases in the 1970s and ’80s, was an attorney named John Edmond Mays.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
But the auction process has angered the union representing Spirit’s former flight attendants.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

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