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Sketched

Verb / sketʃt / Another word for sketched — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

The definition of 'sketched' is to make a quick, rough drawing or outline of something.

Synonyms & similar words

sketch chalkout outline adumbrate drawn outlined delineated depicted drafted traced portrayed designed penciled penned rendered copied marked etched engraved inscribed formulated plotted mapped

Example sentences

  1. He sketched a picture of his dog.
  2. She sketched a self-portrait in her notebook.
  3. The artist sketched the scene before painting it.
  4. I sketched a rough outline of my project.
  5. They sketched the plans for the new building.

Quotes

  • My sketch was not a rough one, but measured and accurate. - John Tenniel
  • The sketch hunter moves through life as he finds it, not passing negligently the things he loves, but stopping to know them. - Robert Henri
  • The aim of every artist is to arrest motion, which is life, by artificial means and hold it fixed so that a hundred years later, when a stranger looks at it, it moves again since it is life. - William Faulkner

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