sketch

1. 1.

   make a sketch of

   “sketch the building”

   Synonymschalk out

   Broaderdraw

   art

2. 2.

   describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

   “sketch the outline of the book”

   “outline his ideas”

   Synonymsoutlineadumbrate

   Broaderdescribe

   Narrowerblock out

Other forms of sketch

plural

sketches·

past tense

sketched·

present participle

sketching·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about sketch

What does sketch mean?

sketch means "preliminary drawing for later elaboration". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sketch?

sketch has 1 syllable: sketch. In IPA it is /ˈskɛtʃ/.

What is another word for sketch?

Close synonyms include study, vignette, survey, resume, cartoon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sketch a common word?

sketch is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.