DOODLE Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈdü-dᵊl

Definition of doodle

as in to play

to spend time in aimless activity I plan to spend the entire vacation just doodling

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Recent Examples of doodle

Verb

They were inspired both by the 2023 California Superbloom and memories of doodling flowers while growing up in India. — Anthony Paletta, Curbed, 17 May 2026 Koch bobbed by again, this time with glasses and a Harry Potter lightning bolt doodled on her face. — Michael Tedder, The Atlantic, 12 Apr. 2026

Noun

Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Not only do the records feature scuff marks and price tags, but poems and doodles—as if the blankness was begging to be filled in. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for doodle

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doodle

Verb

Toronto plays the Fire in Chicago on Thursday night, while the Valkyries play at Dallas on Friday night.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
In a clip posted to her Instagram Stories, the Duchess of Sussex wore her pajamas while cooking breakfast as music played in the background.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of play

Noun

In this photo illustration, the logo of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
There is no better illustration of speechlessness being deployed as a weapon, forcing the loquacious, as if at gunpoint, to fill the void with words.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustration

Noun

In another conversation, Marcee Gray brought up an online drawing showing Colt alongside the Columbine shooters and Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz in the style of a Weezer album cover.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The Nazca Lines, enormous drawings and ⁠geometric figures etched into desert plains in the south of the country, are one of Peru’s main tourist destinations, attracting approximately 100,000 annual visitors.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of drawing

Noun

Absolutely is still Abby, but an exaggerated, almost caricature of Abby, rather than a separate thing.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026
The assemblage turned the damaging caricature into a revolutionary hero, and made Saar a star of the Black Arts movement.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of caricature

Noun

Usual signals include overly polished images, bright colors on black backgrounds, brushstroke fonts with glowing outlines, crowded compositions and graphics or text filling every inch of the flyer.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026
Its regulations, which stretch more than 100 pages, outline requirements on everything from child-to-teacher ratios and child health screenings to family engagement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of outline

Noun

The garment’s design was based on old sketches and thumbnail images from a documentary.

— Emma Banks, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Now, each artist has to read a prompt, sketch it, and surrender the sketch to Kaylin, who has 10 seconds to describe it to the performer, via what seems like a terrible, hard-to-hear phone connection.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of sketch

Noun

The heartwarming family portrait captures a moment of togetherness before an important new chapter for the eldest, who is set to begin boarding school at Eton College this fall.

— Mathilde Engelmann, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026
His new cinematic experience, for example, turns romantic ideas of the summer on their head to paint a contemporary portrait of longing for connection steeped in resignation.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026

Definition of portrait

Noun

During that time, daylight will fade, temperatures may fall, bright planets and stars will appear, and the corona will stretch around the black silhouette of the moon.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
In 2026, the preppy shoe got a refresh—the silhouette comes in pretty suede hues, or with sleek buckles and studs, and maximalists can even grab the flats in fun animal prints like snake and leopard.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of silhouette

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