Synonyms for Portrays:

• v.

  •imitates (verb)
  • mocks,
  • Apes,
  • Copies,
  • resembles,
  • counterfeits,
  • impersonates,
  • feigns,
  • mimes,
  • flatters,
  • echos,
  • replicates,
  • pretends,
  • reflects,
  • mirrors,
  • simulates,
  • parallels,
  • repeats,
  • duplicates,
  • imitates,
  • Parodies,
  • Parrots,
  • mimics,
  • emulates.
  •reports (verb)
  • accounts,
  • retells,
  • logs,
  • journalizes,
  • tells,
  • describes,
  • chronicles,
  • summarizes,
  • states,
  • reports,
  • narrates,
  • recounts,
  • tables,
  • Records.
  •represents (verb)
  • illustrates,
  • depicts,
  • casts,
  • represents,
  • renders,
  • photographs,
  • outlines,
  • models,
  • approximates,
  • silhouettes.
  •writes (verb)
  • corresponds,
  • formulates,
  • rewrites,
  • writes,
  • transcribes,
  • ghostwrites,
  • composes.

Paraphrases for Portrays:

• Equivalence

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    depicts.

• Independent

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    characterizes, represents, explores, photographs, illustrates, demonstrates, characterises, representative, commemorates, imparts, exposes, displays, accurately, encapsulates, describes, symbolizes, explains, poses, articulates, captures, elaborates, translates, highlights, paints, summarizes, evokes, relates, lays, illuminates, suggests, symbolises, anticipates, corresponds, embodies, presents, generates, empowers, testifies, delineates, underscores, confronts, proves, conveys, Addresses, reveals, indicates, introduces, identifies, epitomizes, details, reflects, communicates, showcase, showcases, investigates, denotes, celebrates, equates, clarifies, exemplifies, outline, outlines, writes, traces, envisions, Recalls, summarises, alludes, produces, espouses, invokes, resembles, renders, reflective, mentions, cites, alleges, delivers, nominates, discloses, profiles, refers, specifies, Manifests, donates, teaches, submits, attests, provides, comprises, recounts, formulates, connotes, establishes, realizes, signifies, casts, constitutes, underlines, contributes, announces, affords, defines, examines, compiles, delegate, tells, chronicles, speaks, spells, REPS, prescribes, Lends, exhibit, exhibits, solidifies, conjures, accounts, mirrors, covers, draws, sketches, offer, offers, echoes, confers, shows, Tracks, amounts, evidences, fulfills, marks, discusses, subtracts, yields, puts, descibes, stands, Watches, furnishes, envisages, deals, remembers, entitles, equals, unveils, giveth, raises, signals, sets, lodges, Gives, sums.

• Other Related

  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    portrait.

Portrays Sentence Examples:

• So he claims that the artist who portrays life is like one who, drawing a picture of the moon, gives usonly a map of her craters, and misses entirely the only thing that gives the moon any meaning, that is, moonlight.

• It is true that one hears from time to time, notably in the 1890's, that the artist should remain apart from, and coldly critical of the emotions he portrays.