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portrayed

[pawr-treyd] / pɔrˈtreɪd /
ADJECTIVE
graphic
Synonyms
WEAK
blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictoric pictured representational seen sketched traced visual
Antonyms
WEAK
implicit obscure unclear vague
ADJECTIVE
hieroglyphic
Synonyms
STRONG
pictorial
WEAK
blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictographic pictoric pictured representa
ADJECTIVE
illustrated
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adorned decorated embellished illuminated
STRONG
delineated depicted embossed engraved exemplified garlanded pictured wrought
WEAK
graphic
ADJECTIVE
pictographic
Synonyms
WEAK
blocked-out delineated depicted descriptive diagrammatic drawn engraved etched hieroglyphic iconographic illustrated illustrational illustrative marked-out outlined painted photographic pictorial pictoric pictured representational seen sketched traced visual
ADJECTIVE
pictorial
Synonyms
STRONGEST
descriptive illustrated photographic visual vivid
WEAK
blocked-out delineated depicted diagrammatic drawn engraved etched iconographic illustrational illustrative lifelike marked-out outlined painted pictographic pictoric pictured picturesque realistic representational seen sketched traced
ADJECTIVE
represented
Synonyms
STRONGEST
characterized defined described expressed pictured
STRONG
delineated drawn illustrated interpreted mirrored personified revealed sketched symbolized

Example Sentences

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The work suggests Dante recognized meteors as real geological forces at a time when Aristotelian beliefs still portrayed the heavens as perfect and unchanging.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Rowling portrayed Harry Potter as both intelligent and vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Outlets across Spain have scrutinised not only his performances, but also aspects of his behaviour off the pitch, with the Sardinia trip widely portrayed as poorly timed rather than outright misconduct.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

He writes of how this generation “found joy in music that was … portrayed as improper and immoral by highbrow elites.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

During the war, the Adventures of Superman program had portrayed its hero fighting Hitler and Mussolini and Hirohito.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt