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sketch

[skech] / skɛtʃ /
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 sketch was posted the day Diaz-Canel confirmed talks between US and Cuban officials had occurred.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Satuday Night Live” has since parodied Clavicular in a “Weekend Update” sketch, and the streamer also made his runway debut in February at New York Fashion Week.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Lorne Michaels would confirm later that it had been a first for the sketch show.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

I did one little sketch that was based on the idea of the Mersey washing over the dock.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

This map looked more like a first sketch.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray