/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of portraying Find synonyms for: Noun1. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal, representational processusage: a representation by picture or portraitureVerb1. portray, representusage: portray in words; "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"2. portray, depict, limn, represent, interpretusage: make a portrait of; "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"3. impersonate, portray, act, play, representusage: assume or act the character of; "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"4. portray, present, represent, interpretusage: represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture; "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language