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portrayed

[pawr-treyd] / pɔrˈtreɪd /
ADJECTIVE
graphic
Synonyms
WEAK
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
blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictographic pictoric pictured representa
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

Example Sentences

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Last year, Rhys took to stages across the country in Playing Burton, a one-man theatre show in which he portrayed his hero, Richard Burton.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“Things were set up to portray him in the worst light possible … he’s been portrayed as a bigot. He’s been portrayed as doddering and demented, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” Posner said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

In the late ’60s, the media portrayed Solanas as just another radical member of the divisive second-wave feminist movement taking hold in America.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Kimmel portrayed himself in a monologue as the MC of that upcoming banquet.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

But Copernicus looks nothing like the image of Copernicus that appears in other sources, where he is always portrayed as young and clean-shaven.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton