depicted

[ dih-pik-tid ]

adjective

1. represented by or as if by painting or other visual image; portrayed:

   The viewer of this striking painting is lured into the possible narrative of the depicted figure by her beauty, strength, and grace.

2. represented or characterized in words:

   Subtle cues in the text indicate the tone or stance the author is taking towards the depicted events.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of depict ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·de·pict·ed adjective
• well-de·pict·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of depicted¹

depict + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Some of the content featured victims under the age of 12, who were depicted in a “sadistic or masochistic” setting.

From Los Angeles Times

Frederick Douglass depicted his plantation in Maryland as resembling “what the baronial domains were during the Middle Ages in Europe.”

From Salon

He had a nice profile that depicted a clean-cut, slightly geeky guy.

From Los Angeles Times

In September, police asked Ms Harris to remove a painting by student Poppy Baynham, 22, which depicted a woman wearing cowboy boots with her legs spread, revealing a black triangle with pink wool on top, rather than genitals.

From BBC

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency determined last week that a recent video circulating online that depicted individuals claiming to be from Haiti and voting illegally in multiple counties in Georgia were manufactured by Russian influence actors.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• descriptive
• illustrated
• photographic
• visual
• vivid