Synonyms for portrait
Most common
portraiture portrayal description delineation photograph picture
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Portraiture
2. Photograph
Definitions
- n. 1
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
- n. 2
An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
Related words
- Word family
- portraitist portraitor portray
- Phrases
- pen portrait
Forms
- Plural
- portraits → portraitures, portrayals, descriptions, delineations…
Example sentences
- portrayal Pornography is a sinful and immoral portrayal of human sexuality.
- picture It is the most artistic picture I have ever taken.
- photograph There was a photograph of Tom hanging on the wall.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| portrait | steady | |
| portrayal | rising | |
| portraiture | steady | |
| picture | steady | |
| photograph | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- picture2
- 8 letters
- likeness2
- 9 letters
- portrayal3, semblance2
- 10 letters
- photograph3
- 11 letters
- description3, resemblance3, portraiture, delineation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (picture2 = 2 syllables).