SKETCHED Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

sketched

verb

past tense of sketch

as in traced

to draw or make apparent the outline of sketched the garden pavilion on a pad of paper so the homeowners would have a rough idea of how it was going to look

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as in described

to give a representation or account of in words briefly sketched the intent of the reorganization plan

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Recent Examples of sketched Before entering politics, Correa published papers denouncing dollarization and sketched a plan to unwind it. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026 During his decade at the house, Vaccarello’s conduct both reflected and amplified some of the patterns first sketched by the house’s great founding designer. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 In minutes, Bartlett had sketched the makeshift shrine that Helga builds for Arnold in her closet. — Darryn King, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 An overflow crowd packed into a South Side union training hall Thursday night and loudly rejected the plan sketched out by Amtrak officials for a massive new maintenance center in their neighborhood. — Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 The breakthrough came from a British engineer who sketched a solution using wooden coffee stirrers. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026 Birdsall had already sketched the initial design before turning the project over for fine-tuning to another friend, automotive designer Albrecht Goertz, who had just set up his New York studio. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2026 With its hairpin turns and madcap improvisations, the odyssey at the book’s center can seem, says our reviewer, like something sketched out by Jules Verne. — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026 Porter sketched Trotsky holding forth at a conference table, proselytizing to the American bureaucrats. — Dan Chiasson, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The couple also founded and operate FibreTrace, a verification platform that uses a patented luminescent pigment embedded in raw fibers, which is then traced, verified and audited in real time through every step of the textile supply chain.

— Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Researchers traced the picture to another Facebook user who happened to have the same name.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of traced

Verb

Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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In his annual threat update at MI5 headquarters in London, Sir Ken McCallum outlined the growing challenges facing the country, from hostile foreign governments and terrorism to the potential misuse of AI.

— Tucker Reals, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Last month, Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok even outlined a possible bank run scenario caused by AI.

— Hugh Son,Laya Neelakandan,Leslie Picker,Ritika Shah, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of outlined

Verb

The installation's front gate is about four miles from the readiness center where the shooting occurred, making the scene depicted outside the front gate in the video unlikely.

— Meagan Harris, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Members Ohyul, Ryul, Woojin, and Louis are depicted by longtime Clot collaborator and artist Annie Choi, joining Chen and previous campaign stars including Anthony Edwards, Raphinha and Luis Díaz.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of depicted

Verb

The Packers have appeared to find some consistency on the defensive side, and their passing attack is defined enough to attack this Cowboys secondary.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
And the fact that its end coincides with an onslaught of other work is not lost on Brammall, whose career, with a few exceptions, has been largely defined by his work in the Southern Hemisphere.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of defined

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While the weather painted a chaotic picture, stories from Malibu residents were of neighbors coming together as a community in a way only the specter of disaster could prompt.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Her fingernails were painted pink, and her body was bound with rope and appeared to be in a state of mummification.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of painted

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