What are some opposite words for illustrate?
Antonyms for illustrate
ˈɪl əˌstreɪt, ɪˈlʌs treɪtil·lus·trate
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
illustrate
To embellish is to brighten and enliven by adding something that is not necessarily or very closely connected with that to which it is added; to illustrate is to add something so far like in kind as to cast a side-light upon the principal matter. An author embellishes his narrative with fine descriptions, the artist illustrates it with beautiful engravings, the binder gilds and decorates the volume. Garnish is on a lower plane; as, the feast was garnished with flowers. Deck and bedeck are commonly said of apparel; as, a mother bedecks her daughter with silk and jewels. To adorn and to ornament alike signify to add that which makes anything beautiful and attractive, but ornament is more exclusively on the material plane; as, the gateway was ornamented with delicate carving. Adorn is more lofty and spiritual, referring to a beauty which is not material, and can not be put on by ornaments or decorations, but seems in perfect harmony and unity with that to which it adds a grace; if we say, the gateway was adorned with beautiful carving, we imply a unity and loftiness of design such as ornamented can not express. We say of some admirable scholar or statesman, "he touched nothing that he did not adorn."
At church, with meek and unaffected grace,
His looks adorned the venerable place.Goldsmith Deserted Village, l. 178.Antonyms:
deface, deform, disfigure, mar, spoilSynonyms:
adorn, beautify, bedeck, deck, decorate, embellish, garnish, gild, ornamentPreposition:
Adorn his temples with a coronet.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
illustrate
Antonyms:
obscure, misinterpret, mystify, confuse, misrepresent, darkenSynonyms:
elucidate, interpret, exemplify, demonstrate, represent, explain, embody, paint, image, make clear
Princeton's WordNet
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
illustrateverb
Synonyms:
elucidate, picture, demonstrate, exemplify
How to use illustrate in a sentence?
To cope with this risk, monetary policy could illustrate further easing bias. For the FX market, risk-off mode is likely to dominate for the time being.
These data provide only a small glimpse into the national health crisis created when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and illustrate the devastating impact abortion bans have on people’s ability to access care, banning or restricting abortion doesn’t reduce people’s need for abortion care; it only blocks people’s ability to access it.
Our actions to date have been guided by continuous discussions with governments about the need to disentangle society from Russian energy flows, while maintaining energy supplies, threats today to stop pipeline flows to Europe further illustrate the difficult choices and potential consequences we face as we try to do this.
The results of the survey clearly illustrate that urgent climate action has broad support amongst people around the globe, across nationalities, age, gender and education level, from climate-friendly farming to protecting nature, and investing in a green recovery from Covid-19, the survey brings the voice of the people to the forefront of the climate debate. It signals ways in which countries can move forward with public support as we work together to tackle this enormous challenge.
My point is to illustrate how intrusive and ridiculous it is for elected officials to be inserting themselves into private and personal medical decisions, a health-care practitioner shall... prescribe a drug for erectile dysfunction only to a man who is currently married.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#772 | mar | |
#10275 | illustrate | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21436 | spoil | |
#55901 | darken | |
#57345 | misrepresent | |
#78074 | deform | |
#84915 | deface | |
#95126 | misinterpret | |
#112496 | mystify | |
#187966 | disfigure |
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