Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun portrait

2 senses of portrait

Sense 1
portrayal, portraiture, portrait -- (a word picture of a person's appearance and character)
       => word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation -- (a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters")

Sense 2
portrait, portrayal -- (any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits")
       => likeness, semblance -- (picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing)