100 Best Synonyms for “Illustrates”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	accentuates	makes more noticeable
2.	addresses	deals with directly
3.	articulates	expresses clearly in words
4.	attests to	gives evidence of
5.	bespeaks	indicates or suggests strongly
6.	betokens	serves as a sign of
7.	brings into focus	makes clearer or sharper
8.	brings out	makes noticeable or clear
9.	brings to light	reveals or makes known
10.	calls attention to	directs notice toward
11.	captures	represents accurately or vividly
12.	characterizes	describes distinctive features
13.	charts	shows progress or development
14.	clarifies	makes clearer or easier to grasp
15.	communicates	shares information or meaning
16.	confirms	shows to be true
17.	conveys	communicates or expresses meaning
18.	corroborates	confirms with supporting evidence
19.	covers	includes or deals with
20.	demonstrates	proves or makes evident
21.	depicts	represents in words or images
22.	describes	gives an account of
23.	details	gives specific information about
24.	discloses	makes known openly
25.	displays	presents for viewing or notice
26.	documents	records with evidence or detail
27.	dramatizes	presents with vivid effect
28.	draws	depicts by lines or words
29.	elucidates	makes clear by explanation
30.	embodies	gives concrete form to
31.	emphasizes	gives importance to
32.	establishes	shows firmly or clearly
33.	exhibits	shows publicly or clearly
34.	explains	makes something easy to understand
35.	exposes	reveals openly or clearly
36.	expounds	explains in detail
37.	features	gives special prominence to
38.	fleshes out	adds useful detail
39.	foregrounds	places in prominent focus
40.	foreshadows	indicates in advance
41.	frames	presents within a perspective
42.	glosses	explains briefly
43.	handles	deals with or presents
44.	heralds	signals or announces
45.	highlights	emphasizes important parts
46.	identifies	recognizes or names clearly
47.	illuminates	clarifies or explains
48.	indicates	points out or suggests
49.	instantiates	shows by a concrete instance
50.	interprets	explains the meaning of
51.	lays out	presents clearly and systematically
52.	makes clear	explains so it is understood
53.	makes plain	states or shows clearly
54.	makes visible	causes to be seen
55.	manifests	shows clearly by appearance
56.	maps	shows relationships or structure
57.	marks	indicates or shows
58.	mirrors	closely reflects or matches
59.	models	shows by example or form
60.	narrates	tells as a story
61.	observes	notes or comments on
62.	outlines	gives the main features
63.	paints	describes vividly
64.	pictures	describes as if seen
65.	points to	indicates or suggests
66.	points up	emphasizes clearly
67.	portrays	describes or represents vividly
68.	presents	shows or puts forward
69.	profiles	presents key features of
70.	proves	shows to be true
71.	recasts	presents in a new form
72.	records	sets down information
73.	recounts	tells in detail
74.	reflects	shows or mirrors something
75.	relates	tells or describes
76.	renders	depicts or presents artistically
77.	rephrases	expresses in different words
78.	represents	stands for or depicts
79.	reproduces	copies or represents again
80.	reveals	makes known or visible
81.	sets out	presents in an organized way
82.	shows	makes clear or visible
83.	simulates	imitates for demonstration
84.	sketches	gives a brief description
85.	specifies	states exactly or clearly
86.	spells out	explains in clear detail
87.	spotlights	draws attention to
88.	stresses	gives special emphasis
89.	summarizes	states the main points
90.	surveys	looks over broadly
91.	testifies to	serves as evidence of
92.	traces	shows development over time
93.	translates	expresses in another form
94.	treats	handles as a subject
95.	typifies	serves as a typical example
96.	underscores	emphasizes strongly
97.	unfolds	reveals gradually
98.	unveils	reveals for the first time
99.	validates	confirms as sound or true
100.	visualizes	makes visible in the mind