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past participle of portray.
past tense form of portray.

Definitions

portrayed

[pawr-treyd] / pɔrˈtreɪd /

ADJECTIVE

graphic

Synonyms

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blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictoric pictured representational seen sketched traced visual

Antonyms

WEAK

implicit obscure unclear vague

ADJECTIVE

hieroglyphic

Synonyms

STRONG

pictorial

WEAK

ADJECTIVE

illustrated

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adorned decorated embellished illuminated

STRONG

delineated depicted embossed engraved exemplified garlanded pictured wrought

WEAK

graphic

ADJECTIVE

pictographic

Synonyms

WEAK

blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched hieroglyphic iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictorial pictoric pictured representational seen sketched traced visual

ADJECTIVE

pictorial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descriptive illustrated photographic visual vivid

WEAK

blocked-out delineated depicted diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrational illustrative lifelike marked-out outlined painted pictographic pictoric pictured picturesque realistic representational seen sketched traced

ADJECTIVE

represented

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characterized defined described expressed pictured

STRONG

delineated drawn illustrated interpreted mirrored personified revealed sketched symbolized

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The inspections regime was portrayed as a farce.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

It added that the gallery recognised "the legacy of those portrayed on our walls, just as we respect artistic expression".

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Being there, being present, was portrayed as a kind of aggression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Alison-Madueke portrayed herself in court as a role model for women, a tireless fighter against corruption, and someone who was such a stickler for the rules she was nicknamed "Madam due process".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

In reality, the United States wasn’t as gullible as it had been portrayed.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

portrayed

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