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portray
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of PORTRAY
1
to give a representation or account of in words <the author portrays her characters with lifelike vividness>
Related Words characterize, define, label, qualify, represent; demonstrate, illustrate; narrate, recite, recount, rehearse, relate, report, tell; display, exhibit, show; hint, suggest; draft, outline, silhouette, trace, vignette; summarize, sum up, touch off; redescribe, reimage
Near Antonyms color, distort, falsify, garble, misdescribe, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
2
to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group <traditionally, European authors portrayed the natives as wise and noble>
Related Words categorize, classify, pigeonhole, type; color, identify, indicate, name, specify; distinguish, individualize, mark, particularize, stamp
3
to present a picture of <a landscape that portrays the scenery near the town where the painter grew up>
Related Words delineate, describe, document, render; outline, silhouette, sketch; illustrate, show; diagram; caricature
4
to present a portrayal or performance of <gained fame portraying Susan B. Anthony in a one-woman show>
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