sketches

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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drawing, outline n.
draw, outline v.

NOUN

drawing, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account blueprint cartoon chart copy depiction description illustration likeness painting picture piece portrayal summary version vignette

STRONG

adumbration compendium configuration delineation design diagram digest doodle draft figuration figure form monograph plan report representation rough shape skeleton survey syllabus

WEAK

aperçu précis

VERB

draw, outline

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chalk chart delineate depict lay out paint portray

STRONG

adumbrate blueprint characterize describe design detail develop diagram doodle draft line plan plot represent skeleton trace

WEAK

block out map out rough out skeletonize

Antonyms

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forget ignore misrepresent neglect

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sketches

We encounter paintings on canvas and on copper; bronzes, terracottas and an impressive ivory; dispassionate portraits, intimate sketches and pitiless caricatures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Ullom has a few silly sketches on YouTube, and even scored a partial investment from a subscriber, but he hasn’t posted on the platform in more than five years.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

Following “All That,” she appeared on “Sesame Street” across three episodes in twin-themed sketches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

Osborne, who is best known for posting crude comedy sketches on YouTube, launched her podcast series earlier this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

He sketches out endless ideas for inventions—a submarine here, a steam-powered cannon there.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day