PORTRAYED Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

portrayed

verb

past tense of portray

as in described

to give a representation or account of in words the author portrays her characters with lifelike vividness

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as in characterized

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group traditionally, European authors portrayed the natives as wise and noble

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as in depicted

to present a picture of a landscape that portrays the scenery near the town where the painter grew up

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as in played

to present a portrayal or performance of gained fame portraying Susan B. Anthony in a one-woman show

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Recent Examples of portrayed The story summarizes and analyzes the Cubs’ criticism of Wrigley View Rooftop’s business model of selling seats and concessions to ticket holders to watch events at Wrigley Field, a business model the Cubs portrayed as parasitic. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Across his career and many roles, Riehle has portrayed Santa Claus in eight different projects, including five films, two television shows, and a television movie. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 Krasner is not mentioned; he is portrayed as a solitary male genius. — John Yau, ARTnews.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Too often, the climate and affordability crises are falsely portrayed as competing priorities in direct conflict with one another. — Liz Krueger, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026 McGuire portrayed the mom/grandmother Kate Malone on 12 episodes of Growing Pains from 1986-91, showing up in all but one of the comedy’s seven seasons. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 Rogers has increasingly portrayed El-Sayed as an extremist and a threat to Jewish voters as the Republican tries to win over a traditionally Democratic constituency. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Landon starred as the Ingalls family patriarch, Charles, Karen Grassle played his wife, Caroline, and Gilbert portrayed their daughter, Laura. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, Jeffrey’s defense attorneys sought to cast doubt on Caitlin’s testimony and portrayed Carpenter as an abusive drug dealer, per Court TV. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2026

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Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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Adam Hamilton Hamilton, the Democratic nominee, has characterized the war as a major foreign policy blunder.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Shigella bacteria cause shigellosis, an illness characterized by severe diarrhea, that is sometimes bloody or prolonged, and fever.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Oct. 2026

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The installation's front gate is about four miles from the readiness center where the shooting occurred, making the scene depicted outside the front gate in the video unlikely.

— Meagan Harris, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Members Ohyul, Ryul, Woojin, and Louis are depicted by longtime Clot collaborator and artist Annie Choi, joining Chen and previous campaign stars including Anthony Edwards, Raphinha and Luis Díaz.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of depicted

Verb

With Rose unavailable, sophomore quarterback Gabriel Webster played in district games against Azle, Denton and Sherman.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Armstrong led the Chiefs in receiving yards in the preseason, so he’s played against NFL competition.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of played

Verb

The new version of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has been cut from a five-hour show performed across two parts to a single three-hour performance as it is performed on Broadway.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026
Drexler’s comedic sensibility was shaped, early on, by the vaudeville acts that performed in movie theatres in between screenings.

— Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

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And so, of course, there’s always these big hazards in drawing parallels between human, humans and microbes, especially because the language is interpreted in so many different ways by different people.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2026
Some interpreted the announcement as a signal that Jordan would become a regular presence on the studio desk.

— Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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