ILLUSTRATED Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

illustrated

verb

past tense of illustrate

as in demonstrated

to show or make clear by using examples she illustrated her point with a story about her experiences as a field anthropologist

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as in illuminated

to supplement with pictorial matter for the purpose of explanation or decoration lavishly illustrated the monograph on Caravaggio with color plates

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as in explained

to make plain or understandable the recent devastating fire illustrates the need for improved safety codes

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Recent Examples of illustrated Sometimes the decision is obvious, necessitated by the availability of gravitational slingshots from planets, as illustrated by the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 missions. —

Keith Cooper, Space.com, 19 May 2026 Most of them are illustrated, too, which helps with recall. —

Drew Goins, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 Its impact doesn’t hinge on a late revelation; in fact, the truth about the hurt that lies between these characters is whispered unequivocally throughout, and at one point illustrated explicitly. —

Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 15 May 2026 Democrats also illustrated divisions among each other. —

Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026 The challenge is calibrating oversight narrow enough to preserve commercial activity but broad enough to address the systemic risks Mythos illustrated. —

Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026 The questions surrounding the mysterious voting district illustrated only a small part of Tuesday’s rulings, which effectively upheld the new map as constitutional. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026 Based on the book by Colin Meloy, illustrated by Carson Ellis, Wildwood follows the adventures of two seventh-graders who discover a magical world hidden in the forest outside their home in Portland, Oregon. —

Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026 As each decade was represented, the evolving fashion illustrated what women wore in the workforce, social movements and public life, highlighting how clothing both shaped and reflected their changing roles. —

Stephanie Ogilvie, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026

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Verb

In the laboratory tests, the researchers demonstrated ultrafast proton transport inside this membrane at temperatures as high as 482 Fahrenheit (250 degrees Celsius).

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 18 May 2026
This past weekend was a quieter frame at domestic turnstiles, but the results demonstrated the value of keeping movies in theaters for a long stretch.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 May 2026