Shinichirō Watanabe once considered making an anime about Christopher Columbus, but came to the conclusion that not even anime was expressive enough to properly portray the surreal greatness of Columbus's exploits.
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Portray
/pɔːˈtɹeɪ/
Synonyms for "portray" (201 found)
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Verb(10 words)
Noun(10 words)
actanimal character statusbiographer craftcapturescharacterize bycharacterizingcharacterizing individualsclassical influence depictioncoyotedaguerreotype
Adjective(1 words)
behavioral demo
Strong matches (60)
Noun(19 words)
depicting actiondescribe physical quantitydescribingdescriptive textdesert life descriptiondetail traitsdetailsegyptianizingenactingfossil imprint texturefrench représenterguiseshumanizingillustrate cyclesillustratingimage messageimagesinteraction history detailslandscapes
Verb(19 words)
Adjective(2 words)
descriptive labelindividual artist painting
Related words (100)
Verb(24 words)
limnedlimnsmartyredmimedpaint the wallpaintedperformperformedpersonifiespicturedplayactedportrayedportrayspositionedpresentprofiledrenderrenderedrepresentrepresented
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Noun(32 words)
Adjective(3 words)
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6 entriescharacter portrayalmedia portrayalportrayal biasportrayal of datastage portrayalvisual portrayal
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13 total sentences available.
In this film they both portray notorious gang leaders.
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I still can't work out what the artist intended to portray.
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Unfortunately, the Internet gives extremists and intolerants of all persuasions an equal opportunity to portray wrongful and dangerous views.
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