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portrays

VERB

represent, imitate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

characterize depict describe illustrate interpret paint render

STRONG

copy delineate draw duplicate figure image impersonate limn mimic parody photograph picture reproduce simulate sketch

WEAK

act like

Antonyms

STRONGEST

confuse mix up obscure

STRONG

be original

Example Sentences

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The article portrays California’s 2026 governor’s race as unusually unsettled and “confounding,” with many voters either undecided or only weakly committed to a choice, even as the primary enters its final weeks.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Despite how much the film’s script emphasizes the importance of education, the narrative itself portrays only a right way and wrong way to react.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

As for Colman Domingo, who portrays Michael's strict father Joe Jackson: "Everyone has a story, and everyone has something you can learn from -- just like a great album."

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

A Welsh actor who portrays a trainee doctor in Emmy-award-winning hospital drama The Pitt says he has a "new found respect" for the medical profession owing to the show's highly realistic scenes.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

Any novel or play about the lower class will necessarily be alien to the culture it portrays.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez