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portrayal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | delineation, depiction |
| Type of | picturing, pictorial representation |
| Has types | portraiture |
| Derivation | portray |
portrayal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | portrait |
| Type of | semblance, likeness |
| Has types | self-portrait, half-length |
portrayal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | depicting, depiction, portraying |
| Type of | representational process |
| Has types | mirror |
| Derivation | portray |
portrayal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | portrait, portraiture |
| Type of | word picture, characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting |
| Derivation | portray |
portrayal::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | characterization, enactment, personation |
| Type of | playing, performing, playacting, acting |
| Has types | theatrical role, role, impression, part, persona, character |
| Derivation | portray |
Examples of portrayal
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This is what makes his portrayal in The Social Network so frustrating to Parker.
From the forbes.com
Palin is set to be the focus of another film, which promises a kinder portrayal.
From the independent.co.uk
It's North's portrayal of the family patriarch, though, that will stay with you.
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Garry Peter Morris's portrayal exudes an air of quiet confidence and compassion.
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Her portrayal will reflect Rosina's childlike insouciance and savvy calculation.
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With his portrayal, he gets the character about halfway to where it needs to be.
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Audiences today expect you to look the part, to be convincing in your portrayal.
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How on the mark the film is in its portrayal of pro football is anybody's guess.
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Her portrayal enhances, yet jibes with, what you remember unfolding on the news.
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- A word picture of a person's appearance and character
- Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
- Depicting: a representation by picture or portraiture
- Portrait: any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
- Depiction: representation by drawing or painting etc
- Portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
- (portray) make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
- (portray) impersonate: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
- (portray) represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"
