portraying

Definitions

Representing or describing someone or something in a particular way.

Acting the part of a character in a play, film, or other artistic work.

Examples

The actor received critical acclaim for portraying a complex historical figure in the new film.

The artist spent months portraying the subtle emotions of her subjects through intricate brushstrokes.

Synonyms

depicting representing illustrating characterizing delineating describing enacting

Antonyms

misrepresenting distorting obscuring concealing hiding falsifying misinterpreting