realistic portrayal
True-to-life representation
A realistic portrayal represents something as it actually exists or might plausibly exist, without idealization or distortion.
The phrase appears often in discussions of art, film, and literature: The film offers a realistic portrayal of addiction.
It can also describe acting that feels authentic rather than theatrical.
What counts as realistic shifts with conventions—yesterday's realism may seem stylized today.
- photorealismArt imitating camera accuracy
- true to lifeFaithfully representing actuality
- human emotionsPsychological states we experience
- raw emotionUnprocessed, intense feeling
- verisimilitudeAppearance of being factual
mimesis · authenticity · warts and all · everyday life · human condition · film · naturalism · psychological depth · theater · historical events · based on true events · novels · landscapes · urban scenes · societal critique · tear · photography · video games
- portrait sketchingpencil sketch, charcoal sketch, charcoal sketches, self-portrait, likeness
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Deliberate alteration of truth
fantasy · fabrication · distortion · misrepresentation · fiction
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Regarding as perfect
glorification · hagiography · romanticization · fairy tale · propaganda
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Exaggerated comic depiction
abstraction · surrealism · cartoon · stylization · expressionism
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