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portrayal

/ˌpɔɹˈtɹeɪ.əl/noun3 syllables

Portrayal means: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.

Synonyms for portrayal9

noun, as in acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

characterization, enactment, personation

noun, as in a representation by picture or portraiture

depicting, depiction, portraying

noun, as in a word picture of a person's appearance and character

portraiture, portrait

noun, as in representation by drawing or painting etc

depiction, delineation

noun, as in any likeness of a person, in any medium

portrait

What does portrayal mean?5

noun

1

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

2

a representation by picture or portraiture

3

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

4

representation by drawing or painting etc

5

any likeness of a person, in any medium“the photographer made excellent portraits”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with portrayal?1

three syllables

betrayal
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Portrayal in a sentence

  • That film was an extremely inaccurate portrayal of key historical events.Vanilla
  • Pornography is a sinful and immoral portrayal of human sexuality.Amastan

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Forms of portrayal

as a noun

plural
portrayals