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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 author rescues her from near-historical oblivion, portraying a woman of intense piety, “even more devout than her mother-in-law.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Over the years, Trump has shared or amplified images portraying himself in roles that extend far beyond traditional political imagery.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

A meme circulated portraying the Luce with iPhone applications photo-shopped onto the top, and another showing the car upside down and plugged into an iPhone charger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026

Cassidy is best known for portraying Sonia Fowler in EastEnders, a role she began playing when she was 10.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

There they watch a play portraying the events that followed the Battle of Danno-ura.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

portraying

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