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sketches

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

STRONG

forget ignore misrepresent neglect

Example Sentences

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She hopes that, in series two, the cast will "take more risks", saying the show was in its element when bringing totally "unexpected" themes to the table, alongside more topical sketches.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Unlike in the US, not all SNL UK sketches have been uploaded to social media, so a subscription to Sky TV or its streaming service Now is needed for the full experience.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Ironically, only Branwell’s room, papered with sketches and poems, looks like an artist’s refuge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

For the costumes and sets, the technology was trained using sketches by Henri de Gissey, a costume designer and decorator for the court of King Louis XIV.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Instead, spurred by her irrepressible enthusiasm, she invited friends and colleagues to view her precious Surinam sketches and specimens, which she had “dried and well displayed in boxes where they can be seen by all.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman