portrayed
represented in drawing, painting, carving, or other visual image:The range of artistic approaches to Queen Elizabeth, the most portrayed woman in the world, make the exhibit well worth seeing.
graphically described in words:In the finely portrayed characters and vivid details of the rural setting, his novel illuminates a neglected piece of Jamaican history.
represented dramatically, as on the stage:Set in a richly portrayed society well-stocked with eccentric nobles and gossipy villagers, the series revolves around the daughter of a respected country doctor.
the simple past tense and past participle of portray.
Origin of portrayed
1Other words from portrayed
- un·por·trayed, adjective
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How to use portrayed in a sentence
Throughout the series’ many memorable meta-episodes, Supernatural originally kept portraying its own female fans as creepy, embarrassing stalkers, while perpetually treating its female characters as cannon fodder.
Supernatural’s bonkers series finale marked the end of an era of fandom | Aja Romano | November 20, 2020 | VoxIt’s an interesting exercise to walk into the building and look for the humans and see how they’re portrayed.
Many of these suits, similar to other industries, revolve around screen reader devices being unable to properly portray website content to users.
Is your website at risk for an ADA accessibility lawsuit? | Richard Horvath | November 12, 2020 | Search Engine LandIn a statement, Gap backtracked saying that while it had intended to portray an image of unity, having always been a brand that “bridges the gap between individuals, cultures and generations” it was “just too soon” for this particular message.
‘Emotions are so heightened’: Why the election fallout hammers home the need for marketers to act responsibly | Lara O'Reilly | November 9, 2020 | DigidayHugh Laurie plays Ryan Clark, a British actor hired to pose as the Avenue 5′s captain — the ship is actually helmed by an engineer who dies in the pilot — and is accompanied by Josh Gad portraying the ship’s billionaire owner, Herman Judd.
Everyone on TV just wants to be launched into space | Sonia Rao | November 6, 2020 | Washington Post
David Prowse, the actor who portrayed Darth Vader, wished to come back but had to turn down the role because of ill health.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones) | Rich Goldstein | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAmong the characters to be portrayed were the people I had written about—the unsung heroes of the Selma campaign.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’ | Gary May | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSame goes for the comic book character “Captain America,” which Marvel announced in July would be now be portrayed as a black man.
Abramson, biting her tongue, was widely portrayed in rival outlets as classily above the fray.
Of course there are times when actual CIA practice would have been different from that portrayed in Homeland.
CIA Agents Assess: How Real Is ‘Homeland’? | Chuck Cogan, John MacGaffin | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe was also supposed to be the original or model of “the Virtuous Woman” therein portrayed!
Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel ConwayAre you not the only writer who has successfully portrayed the emotional side of American life?
Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays | VariousIn a few other pictures the spiritual life of women is portrayed with remarkable tenderness.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard MutherCount Beugnot, as portrayed by himself, produces a feeling of high respect and esteem.
Even those books, I mean the old love stories, portrayed a great deal of female chivalry and heroism.
A Fantasy of Far Japan | Baron Kencho Suyematsu
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