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Synonyms for portrayal
pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-por·tray·al
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Princeton's WordNet
portrayal, portraiture, portraitnoun
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
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portraiture, characterization, depicting, depiction, portrait, delineation, portraying, enactment, personationportrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun
acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
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portraiture, personation, characterisation, portraying, enactment, depiction, word-painting, depicting, characterization, portrait, act, passage, impersonation, word picture, picture, delineationdepicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun
a representation by picture or portraiture
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line drawing, characterization, depicting, depiction, portraiture, characterisation, limning, portrait, word-painting, delineation, word picture, portraying, enactment, picture, personationportrait, portrayalnoun
any likeness of a person, in any medium
"the photographer made excellent portraits"
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portraiture, characterization, depicting, personation, portrait, delineation, portraying, enactment, depictiondepiction, delineation, portrayalnoun
representation by drawing or painting etc
Synonyms:
line drawing, characterization, depicting, depiction, portraiture, characterisation, limning, portrait, word-painting, delineation, word picture, portraying, enactment, picture, personation
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
portrayalnoun
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delineation, painting, representation, sketchportrayalnoun
Synonyms:
description, account
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
portrayalnoun
Synonyms:
delineation, description, account, recital, painting, depiction
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "portrayal":
representation, portrait, image, picture, depiction, description
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#376 | image | |
#379 | description | |
#552 | act | |
#631 | picture | |
#3875 | representation | |
#5723 | passage | |
#5895 | portrait | |
#9475 | characterization | |
#16823 | enactment | |
#21407 | depicting | |
#25588 | depiction | |
#25922 | portrayal | |
#31397 | characterisation | |
#37013 | delineation | |
#38342 | portraying | |
#43107 | portraiture | |
#52549 | impersonation |
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Contrary to Barr's portrayal, Mueller's report reveals that President Trump engaged in specific actions and a pattern of behavior that meet the threshold for impeachment.
The catchy and sinister term ‘shadow docket’ has been used to portray the court as having been captured by a dangerous cabal that resorts to sneaky and improper methods to get its ways… This portrayal feeds unprecedented efforts to intimidate the court or damage it as an independent institution.
This portrayal feeds unprecedented efforts to intimidate the court and to damage it as an independent institution.
Iraqi Ministry of Human Rights:
This is a cheap ‘Fatwa’ that is far from what Islam really stands for and is in violation of human rights, it is a portrayal of these murderers’ devilish-like behavior and low moral standing.
At our living history museum, these and future findings will help us further refine our exhibits, as we use archaeological evidence and historical documents as the basis for our portrayal of the past.
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