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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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The lead characters are sketches of real people — mere catalysts for thematic contemplation when they should also be genuinely integral parts of a story.

From Salon • May 30, 2026

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

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

In “Mining the Archives: S. Charles Lee, Architect,” Gray placed original preliminary architectural sketches of nearby Saban Theatre alongside historic photographs of the theater taken after it was built.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

On the wall, a few pencil sketches are pinned to the corkboard.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan