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

Ross’ 2018 Oscar-nominated documentary, “Hale County This Morning, This Evening,” depicted the lives of Black people in a disenfranchised Alabama community with powerful, poetic imagery that demanded your full attention.

From Los Angeles Times

It included essays by Laotian people living under long-term U.S. bombardment along with drawings by children who depicted the horrors all around them.

From Salon

In the movie “Finding Nemo,” gulls are depicted constantly saying “Mine!” and being described as “rats with wings.”

From Salon

Renaissance artwork depicted the nuances of human anatomy and pathology with remarkable accuracy, while Impressionism, Cubism, and other artistic movements utilized the unique features of human vision and perception to achieve artistic impact.

From Science Daily

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

From Salon

Related Words

• descriptive
• illustrated
• photographic
• visual
• vivid