SKETCHING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

sketching

verb

present participle of sketch

as in tracing

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 describing

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

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Recent Examples of sketching Digital paper tablets have been steadily carving out a niche for people who want a distraction-free device for writing, reading, and sketching. —

New Atlas, 13 May 2026 Instead, vignettes provide a meandering exploration, connecting past and present and sketching parallels between father and son. —

Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026 Lindsay-Abaire makes a real meal of sketching the rest of the neighborhood association, played by a bevy of nimble theatrical comedians, though their own simmering resentments tend to eddy alongside the central Kyra-Elliot conflict. —

Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2026 As the story goes, Helou and neighbor Ryan Burke — a tech veteran and fellow dad — dreamed up the concept during playdates, sketching the framework while their kids napped. —

Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 Throughout the day, people can’t seem to stop reaching for means of documentation — their camcorder, digicam, phone, at one point even a palm-size notebook where a young artist from the neighborhood was sketching one of the sphinxes. —

Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 For example, the Zenacolor 74-Piece Drawing Set only comes with pencils and tools for sketching. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2026 After sketching her design, Bray created her own pattern and made a mockup out of an old bedsheet. —

Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026 Vakil and his colleagues then went back to the AI model, sketching a proof of the general case and asking it to fill in the details. —

Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 13 Apr. 2026

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Set across decades at a lakeside property in Brandenburg, the film follows successive inhabitants through the Nazi era, East Germany and reunification, tracing how political systems reshape ordinary lives whether their occupants acknowledge it or not.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Archival black-and-white photos tracing the history of sculpture—both works that inspired Brancusi along with those influenced by him—flash on the screen before the music picks back up.

— Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026