Synonyms for depiction
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Portrayal
portrayal, picture, delineation, description, characterization, characterisation UK, vignette, depicture dated
2. Line drawing
Other
depicturement dated rare
Definitions
- n. 1
A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
- n. 2
A drawing or painting.
Related words
- Word family
- depict
Forms
- Plural
- depictions → portrayals, pictures, delineations, descriptions…
Example sentences
- picture It is the most artistic picture I have ever taken.
- description Ziri gave the police a description of what he saw.
- portrayal Pornography is a sinful and immoral portrayal of human sexuality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| depiction | rising | |
| picture | steady | |
| description | steady | |
| portrayal | rising | |
| delineation | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- picture2, limning
- 8 letters
- vignette2
- 9 letters
- portrayal3, depicture
- 11 letters
- description3, delineation5
- 13 letters
- depicturement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (picture2 = 2 syllables).