Synonyms for represent
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛntrep·re·sent

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1. represent

   Synonyms:
   portray, delineate, reproduce exhibit, personate, state, indicate, embody, enact, illustrate, denote, play, dramatize, resemble

   Antonyms:
   misportray, misdelineate, distort, falsify, caricature, misrepresent

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1. represent, stand for, correspondverb

   take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

   "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin"

   Synonyms:
   fit, stage, act, mean, typify, play, be, represent, stand for, equate, lay out, signify, tally, agree, defend, comprise, symbolise, hold still for, match, map, exemplify, present, check, make up, correspond, gibe, symbolize, interpret, intend, jibe, constitute

2. typify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representverb

   express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol

   "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"

   Synonyms:
   signify, mean, typify, hold still for, be, represent, play, lay out, stand for, comprise, symbolise, defend, stage, interpret, map, exemplify, correspond, act, symbolize, make up, epitomize, intend, present, epitomise, constitute

3. representverb

   be representative or typical for

   "This period is represented by Beethoven"

   Synonyms:
   stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constitute

4. representverb

   be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute

   "I represent the silent majority"

   Synonyms:
   stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constitute

5. representverb

   serve as a means of expressing something

   "The flower represents a young girl"

   Synonyms:
   stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constitute

6. exemplify, representverb

   be characteristic of

   "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"

   Synonyms:
   map, stand for, typify, play, be, represent, instance, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, make up, exemplify, correspond, act, illustrate, symbolize, interpret, stage, present, constitute

7. constitute, represent, make up, comprise, beverb

   form or compose

   "This money is my only income"; "The stone wall was the backdrop for the performance"; "These constitute my entire belonging"; "The children made up the chorus"; "This sum represents my entire income for a year"; "These few men comprise his entire army"

   Synonyms:
   play, follow, embody, act, found, live, institute, even up, make up, compensate, fabricate, appoint, establish, equal, symbolize, even out, present, lay out, exist, make, pay, incorporate, typify, be, exemplify, form, cost, reconcile, stand for, correct, invent, consist, plant, catch up with, manufacture, counterbalance, defend, represent, stage, conciliate, comprise, patch up, nominate, even off, name, symbolise, interpret, cook up, correspond, personify, contain, constitute, map, pay off, settle

8. defend, representverb

   be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

   "Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"

   Synonyms:
   fight, stand for, act, typify, play, be, represent, champion, support, guard, hold, defend, comprise, symbolise, interpret, map, fend for, exemplify, maintain, correspond, lay out, make up, symbolize, fight down, fight back, stage, oppose, present, constitute

9. represent, interpretverb

   create an image or likeness of

   "The painter represented his wife as a young girl"

   Synonyms:
   stage, act, construe, typify, play, be, represent, stand for, lay out, rede, defend, comprise, symbolise, translate, map, exemplify, present, understand, make up, correspond, read, symbolize, interpret, render, see, constitute

10. act, play, representverb

    play a role or part

    "Gielgud played Hamlet"; "She wants to act Lady Macbeth, but she is too young for the role"; "She played the servant to her husband's master"

    Synonyms:
    take on, fiddle, dissemble, interpret, bet, spiel, act, bring, make up, behave, run, symbolize, trifle, play, diddle, meet, lay out, move, roleplay, dally, typify, be, act as, toy, encounter, stand for, playact, flirt, do, make for, wager, represent, stage, exemplify, recreate, pretend, present, comprise, symbolise, work, correspond, constitute, map, wreak, defend

11. stage, present, representverb

    perform (a play), especially on a stage

    "we are going to stage `Othello'"

    Synonyms:
    portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, introduce, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, present, confront, play, arrange, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, salute, give, defend, represent, lay out, comprise, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, award, submit, constitute, map, stage, pose

12. representverb

    describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality

    "He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel"

    Synonyms:
    stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constitute

13. representverb

    point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance

    "our parents represented to us the need for more caution"

    Synonyms:
    stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constitute

14. present, represent, lay outverb

    bring forward and present to the mind

    "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"

    Synonyms:
    lay out, portray, act, demo, make up, exhibit, present, show, acquaint, deliver, symbolize, award, confront, array, typify, be, exemplify, gift, stand for, play, give, defend, represent, stage, comprise, salute, pose, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, set, set up, submit, constitute, map, introduce, set out, range

15. map, representverb

    to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)

    Synonyms:
    stand for, map out, typify, play, be, represent, lay out, act, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, correspond, make up, symbolize, interpret, stage, present, constitute

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1. • Art
   • Be
   • Describe
   • Express
   • Performing Arts
   • Point Out
   • Re-create
   • Serve
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1. representive

   Submitted by anonymous on December 26, 2019  

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1. representverb

   Synonyms:
   exhibit, show, express

2. representverb

   Synonyms:
   delineate, depict, portray, set forth, describe

3. representverb

   Synonyms:
   personate, take the part of

4. representverb

   Synonyms:
   stand for, stand in the place of

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1. representverb

   Synonyms:
   show, typify, symbolize, personate, impersonate, portray, delineate, depict

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1. List of paraphrases for "represent":

   constitute, pose, represents, representing, are, representative, comprise, reflect, representation, correspond, represented, be, embody, form

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1. Clarke Tucker:

   I have a different skin tone... but I feel like these are my people and that is who I want to represent in Congress, i feel very comfortable and passionate about representing these communities.

2. Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel:

   It is a tragedy that an elected official destroyed life-saving equipment designed to protect the very people he was elected to represent.

3. Bill Hagerty:

   Given the ongoing failures witnessed in Afghanistan, it will be incumbent upon Mayor Emanuel to demonstrate strongly his ability to represent America’s vital interests in the region, and to protect the thousands of our citizens that are in Japan on any given day under the U.S. Ambassador’s Chief of Mission authority just as I did, the Japanese people have an incredible spirit and a deep love for the United States, and I have no doubt that they look forward to welcoming the next U.S. Ambassador.

4. Ellen Staurowsky:

   To respond to the very, very slow steps toward progress that are being forced by these lawsuits, to impede that progress with the possibility of locking athletes into this arcane system that does not represent their interest, I think is deeply worrisome.

5. Jane Chung:

   We are very much looking forward to the opportunity President-elect has to lead the way on protecting privacy, and bring the tech companies abusing privacy practices to account, we need regulators that protect consumers, workers, and communities of color against predatory surveillance and privacy malpractice - and represent the interests of the people, not corporations.