Synonyms for portray
pɔrˈtreɪ, poʊr-por·tray

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1. portray

   Synonyms:
   draw, delineate, represent, depict, describe, sketch, paint

   Antonyms:
   misrepresent, caricature, misportray

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1. portrayverb

   portray in words

   "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"

   Synonyms:
   present, depict, impersonate, limn

2. portray, depict, limnverb

   make a portrait of

   "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"

   Synonyms:
   depict, present, describe, limn, delineate, show, impersonate, render, draw, picture, outline

3. impersonate, portrayverb

   assume or act the character of

   "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"

   Synonyms:
   present, personate, depict, impersonate, pose, limn

4. portray, presentverb

   represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture

   "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"

   Synonyms:
   salute, stage, demo, deliver, limn, represent, pose, show, lay out, acquaint, submit, demonstrate, gift, introduce, give, depict, confront, present, exhibit, face, award, impersonate

Matched Categories

1. • Act
   • Art
   • Performing Arts
   • Represent

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1. portrayverb

   Synonyms:
   paint, delineate, depict, draw, sketch, represent

2. portrayverb

   Synonyms:
   describe, set forth

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1. portrayverb

   Synonyms:
   delineate, depict, picture, draw, sketch, paint, describe

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1. List of paraphrases for "portray":

   depict, describe, illustrate

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1. Matthew Carrano:

   I knew that we needed something dramatic for what would inevitably be a centerpiece of the hall. And these are two dinosaur species that co-existed 68-66 million years ago in western North America, so it would represent a possible real-world interaction, but we've deliberately left the scenario open, as to whether this represents T. rex killing Triceratops or scavenging an already dead individual. The idea is to better portray the role of an apex predator, which is often opportunistic. In life, I imagine that even T. rex would have favored easier meals than a healthy, adult Triceratops – if such were available: young or sick or elderly individuals, for example.

2. Mark Hertling:

   The President is attempting to portray the military as being on The President side, the way The President speaks carries an assumption that the military supports everything The President is doing. And that's harmful in several ways.

3. Michael Smallberg:

   The recent close ties between the foundation and Wall Street banks and other big businesses may complicate her attempt to portray herself as an economic populist and reposition her stance on financial issues.

4. Roma Downey:

   We approached the casting of the role cautiously, wanting to find an actor who could portray the right amount of compassion and humanity, juan Pablo Di Pace really is amazing. He brings such heart and soul to the series, and, I think, his relationship with the disciples is very evident -- first expressed through their heartache at the loss of him and then expressed through their elation at his resurrection and return to them.

5. Mark Eiglarsh:

   I think this is one of those rare cases where he might have to take the witness stand. He's an actor, so he has an advantage over almost anyone who is going to take the witness stand. He knows how to portray characters, so he'd be playing the role potentially of a person who has been victimized by the prosecution repeatedly, and someone who has suffered a vicious attack, if he wasn't a good actor, I'd say it might be too risky, but he's an excellent actor. That's what he does for a living.