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unportrayed

unportrayed

8.6
Not shown in books or films
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈpɔrˌtreɪd/
translation icon : no representado
  • The struggles of the working class are often unportrayed in mainstream films.

Examples

  • Many aspects of her life remain unportrayed in the biography.

  • Many stories remain unportrayed in literature.

  • Some historical events are still unportrayed in literature and art.

  • The artist left many emotions unportrayed in her latest work.

  • The landscape in the painting felt unportrayed, lacking the vibrant colors and details of the surrounding scenery.

  • Many emotions remain unportrayed in this novel, leaving readers to interpret the characters' feelings on their own.

  • The artist's latest work features many well-known figures, but several important personalities are left unportrayed.

Synonyms

unrecorded
vsunportrayed
2 3.9

Not written down in official papers

focuses on official documentation rather than visual or media absence
undepicted
vsunportrayed
8.4

Not shown in a picture or painting

is broader covering absence in art writing or other media
unpictured
vsunportrayed
8.4

Not shown in a drawing or photo

is the same in sense but differs only in form

Antonyms

portrayed
4.1

Shown in a picture or drawing

represented
3.2

Shown or described correctly and clearly

How Represented

widespread
256 3.6
portrayed
4.1
unportrayed
8.6

Surface Forms

unportrayed positive

Morphology

unportrayed = portrayed (transparent) = un + portray + ed

The adjective is formed by straightforward negation of 'portrayed' with the productive prefix 'un-', giving 'not portrayed'.

Etymology

The word unportrayed comes from un- meaning 'not' and portray, a word for 'showing' or making a picture, like portrait. So unportrayed describes something that is 'not shown' or not pictured or described in art or writing.