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sketch

noun

1 sketch

Preliminary drawing for later elaboration.

synonym: study.

Roget 556: painting; depicting; drawing etc. v.; design; perspective, sciagraphy, skiagraphy; chiaroscuro etc. (light) 420; composition; ... show more

Roget 626: plan, scheme, design, project; proposal, proposition, suggestion; resolution, motion; precaution etc. (provision) 673; deep-laid plan ... show more

Roget 554: representation, representment; imitation etc. 19; illustration, delineation, depictment; imagery, portraiture, iconography; design, designing; art, ... show more

Roget 594: description, account, statement, report; expose etc. (disclosure) 529; specification, particulars; state of facts, summary of facts; brief ... show more

Dutch: studie, voorstudie
Polish: szkic

2 sketch

A brief literary description.

synonym: vignette.

3 sketch

Short descriptive summary (of events).

synonyms: resume, survey.

4 sketch

A humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine.

synonym: cartoon.

verb

1 sketch

Make a sketch of:
— Sketch the building.

synonym: chalk out.

Roget 626: plan, scheme, design, frame, contrive, project, forecast, sketch; devise, invent etc. (imagine) 515; set one's wits to work ... show more

Roget 240: form, shape, figure, fashion, efform, carve, cut, chisel, hew, cast; rough hew, rough cast; sketch; block out, ... show more

Roget 556: paint, design, limn draw, sketch, pencil, scratch, shade, stipple, hatch, dash off, chalk out, square up; color, dead color, ... show more

2 sketch

Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of:
— Sketch the outline of the book.

synonyms: adumbrate, outline.


Moby thesaurus: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridgment, abstract, act, act as foil, adumbrate, afterpiece, antimasque, appear, article, audience success, ballet, barnstorm, bit ... show more.

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