Synonyms for portray
Definitions
- v. 1
To paint or draw the likeness of.
I will portray a king on horseback.
Related words
- Word family
- portrayable portrait portrayal
Forms
- Past participle
- portrayed
e.g. portrayed → depicted, described, represented, pictured…
Example sentences
- picture It is the most artistic picture I have ever taken.
- represent How much does industry represent in Algeria's GDP?
- describe Please describe to me exactly what happened there.
- depict It is impossible to depict that by means of words.
- reproduce Let us try to reproduce what happened yesterday.
- impersonate Are you suggesting that we impersonate policemen?
By length
- 3 letters
- act1
- 4 letters
- draw1, limn1
- 5 letters
- paint1
- 6 letters
- sketch1, pencil2, render2, depict2
- 7 letters
- present2, picture2, express2, depaint
- 8 letters
- describe2
- 9 letters
- represent3, reproduce3, delineate4, depicture
- 11 letters
- impersonate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pencil2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dépeindre