semblance vs portrayal

semblance and portrayal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
semblance	Yes	No	No	No
portrayal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, portrayal is a hyponym of semblance; that is, portrayal is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than semblance:

Other hyponyms of semblance include Identikit, Identikit picture, portrait.

semblance (noun)	portrayal (noun)
picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing	representation by drawing or painting etc
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
an erroneous mental representation	any likeness of a person, in any medium
	a representation by picture or portraiture
	a word picture of a person's appearance and character