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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How to use portray in a sentence?

1. John Cleese:

   I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.

2. Tim McGraw:

   After being married for 25 years, both of us felt that would be the most authentic way that we could portray Margaret and James. And we just didn’t want either one of us to have a preconceived notion of what they would be. We just wanted it to be real and as authentic as possible.

3. Tom Valent:

   The man stands for all good things, and holy peppermint sticks -- we're going to portray that guy !

4. Phelim McAleer:

   At times he mumbles and stumbles but he also is one the longest serving politicians in Washington who has become very wealthy during his time in public service. John is the perfect actor to portray that complexity.

5. Peyton Bannon:

   I do feel bad for them for letting Peyton Bannon portray it like that.