drawing vs sketch

sketch vs drawing

drawing and sketch both are nouns.

drawing is not a verb while sketch is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drawing	Yes	No	No	No
sketch	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, sketch is a hyponym of drawing; that is, sketch is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drawing:

drawing: a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
sketch: preliminary drawing for later elaboration

Other hyponyms of drawing include charcoal, delineation, depiction, limning, line drawing, diagram, mechanical drawing, pen-and-ink, architectural plan, plan, rendering, doodle, scrabble, scribble, silhouette, silverpoint, study, stick figure, trace, tracing.

drawing (noun)	sketch (noun)
the creation of artistic pictures or diagrams	preliminary drawing for later elaboration
act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source	short descriptive summary (of events)
players buy (or are given) chances and prizes are distributed by casting lots	a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling	a brief literary description
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

drawing (verb)	sketch (verb)
	describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
	make a sketch of

Difference between drawing and sketch

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