Noun

• S: (n) depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayal (a representation by picture or portraiture)

Verb

• S: (v) portray (portray in words) "The book portrays the actor as a selfish person"
• S: (v) portray, depict, limn (make a portrait of) "Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba"
• S: (v) impersonate, portray (assume or act the character of) "She impersonates Madonna"; "The actor portrays an elderly, lonely man"
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) persona [Related to: impersonate] (an actor's portrayal of someone in a play) "she played the part of Desdemona"
• W: (n) impersonation [Related to: impersonate] (pretending to be another person)
• W: (n) impersonation [Related to: impersonate] (imitating the mannerisms of another person)
• W: (n) portrayal [Related to: portray] (acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture)
• sentence frame
• S: (v) portray, present (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture) "The father is portrayed as a good-looking man in this painting"