Close-up
Close-up adjective - Not being distant in time, space, or significance.
Portrait
Portrait noun - A vivid representation in words of someone or something.
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Synonyms for Portrait
Close-up and portrait are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close-up" instead a noun "Portrait".
Nearby Words: portraiture, portraitist
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In video games with Limit Breaks or Special Moves, sometimes a character using said special will have a portrait or close-up of his face flashed on the screen just before he proceeds to use his technique.
Source: Super Move Portrait Attack -
Embarrassing Slide: In "Portrait of the Con Artist of a Young Man," Brian decides to play a joke on Joe by taking a close-up shot of a certain private portion of his anatomy with Joe's camera.
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In Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom, dying to a boss in single-player tends to result in a close-up of the boss taunting you, with written dialog under the portrait.
Source: Game-Over Man
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Portrait and Close-up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/close-up/portrait
Close-up & Portrait. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/close-up/portrait>.
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