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Synonyms for represent
ˌrɛp rɪˈzɛntrep·re·sent
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
represent
Synonyms:
portray, delineate, reproduce exhibit, personate, state, indicate, embody, enact, illustrate, denote, play, dramatize, resembleAntonyms:
misportray, misdelineate, distort, falsify, caricature, misrepresent
Princeton's WordNet
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, 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, constitutetypify, symbolize, symbolise, stand for, representverb
express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol
"What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?"
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signify, mean, typify, hold still for, be, play, lay out, stand for, comprise, symbolise, defend, stage, interpret, map, exemplify, correspond, act, symbolize, make up, epitomize, intend, present, epitomise, constituterepresentverb
be representative or typical for
"This period is represented by Beethoven"
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stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constituterepresentverb
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"
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stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constituterepresentverb
serve as a means of expressing something
"The flower represents a young girl"
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stage, act, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, present, make up, correspond, symbolize, interpret, constituteexemplify, representverb
be characteristic of
"This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue"
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map, stand for, typify, play, be, instance, lay out, defend, comprise, symbolise, make up, exemplify, correspond, act, illustrate, symbolize, interpret, stage, present, constituteconstitute, 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"
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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, stage, conciliate, comprise, patch up, nominate, even off, name, symbolise, interpret, cook up, correspond, personify, contain, constitute, map, pay off, settledefend, representverb
be the defense counsel for someone in a trial
"Ms. Smith will represent the defendant"
Synonyms:
fight, stand for, act, typify, play, be, 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, constituterepresent, interpretverb
create an image or likeness of
"The painter represented his wife as a young girl"
Synonyms:
stage, act, construe, typify, play, be, stand for, lay out, rede, defend, comprise, symbolise, translate, map, exemplify, present, understand, make up, correspond, read, symbolize, interpret, render, see, constituteact, 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, stage, exemplify, recreate, pretend, present, comprise, symbolise, work, correspond, constitute, map, wreak, defendstage, 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, lay out, comprise, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, award, submit, constitute, map, stage, poserepresentverb
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, constituterepresentverb
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, constitutepresent, 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, stage, comprise, salute, pose, face, demonstrate, symbolise, interpret, correspond, set, set up, submit, constitute, map, introduce, set out, rangemap, representverb
to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets)
Synonyms:
stand for, map out, typify, play, be, lay out, act, defend, comprise, symbolise, map, exemplify, correspond, make up, symbolize, interpret, stage, present, constitute
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List of paraphrases for "represent":
constitute, pose, represents, representing, are, representative, comprise, reflect, representation, correspond, represented, be, embody, form
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How to use represent in a sentence?
Maybe the American president doesn't care about being isolated today, but we don't mind being six, if needs be, because these six represent values, represent an economic market, and more than anything, represent a real force at the international level today.
These were words of the past and these things do not represent me, they do not represent my (congressional) district and they do not represent my values, i was allowed to believe things that weren’t true, and I would ask questions about them and talk about them. And that is absolutely what I regret.
These were words of the past, and these things do not represent me, they do not represent my district, and they do not represent my values.
In her leadership post, she doesn't just represent their district. They represent 212 members of the Republican Conference. And right now, it's clear that she doesn't represent the views of the majority of our conference or the focus that all of us have to win back the majority.
My job is not to represent Washington to you, but to represent you to Washington.
Translations for represent
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- مثلArabic
- representarCatalan, Valencian
- zastupovat, reprezentovatCzech
- darstellen, repräsentierenGerman
- representarSpanish
- نمایندگیPersian
- kuvata, edustaaFinnish
- jouer, représenterFrench
- riochdaichScottish Gaelic
- képvisel, jelöl, ábrázol, játszikHungarian
- rappresentareItalian
- 대표하다Korean
- voorstellen, vertegenwoordigen, representerenDutch
- representarPortuguese
- reprezentaRomanian
- представлятьRussian
- representeraSwedish
- wakilishaSwahili
- представлятиUkrainian
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