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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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After he quietly sketches the poverty, losses and general depression in a little town, we find that the title turns out to be just half a thought.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

He thinks the pre-taped sketches have been funnier than the live ones for the most part but says Weekend Update has been consistently strong.

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

After years of sketches, she was emboldened to finish the song after running into front man Lupe Esparza at 2022’s Bésame Mucho festival, who encouraged her to send a demo.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

On opposite pages, she attached blue paper frames with beeswax and slipped in the corresponding watercolor sketches.

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