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portraying

ADJECTIVE
representing
Synonyms
STRONG
characterizing defining delineating depicting describing exhibiting illustrating interpreting mirroring personifying picturing presenting reporting reproducing revealing showing symbolizing
Antonyms
WEAK
distorting misrepresentation misrepresenting
NOUN
acting
Synonyms
STRONG
assuming characterization depiction dramatics dramatizing enacting enactment feigning hamming histrionics imitating imitation impersonation improvisation mime mimicry pantomime performance playing portrayal posing posturing pretending pretense putting rendition seeming simulating stagecraft stooging theatre theatricals
WEAK
play acting showing off

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The same year, he splashed onto the big screen, portraying Ilena’s cousin in “Menace II Society.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

Curet tells BBC Newsbeat she did feel "a lot of pressure" portraying a young Emma and taking on a serious subject matter, but was "so excited and proud" to be part of the production.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Jaafar's performance won praise from his uncles, who highlighted the acting newcomer's "wonderful job" in portraying a figure they knew with an intimacy few others shared.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

In February, BBC News reported on a wave of AI-generated videos falsely depicting a "taxpayer-funded water park" in Croydon, part of the wider trend portraying London as a city in decline.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Or maybe it would come across as confidence, portraying a mystical belief that the scale wouldn’t betray him.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss