100 Best Synonyms for “Represent”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	act as	serve in the role of
2.	act for	serve on behalf of
3.	act on behalf of	do something for another
4.	advocate for	support publicly on behalf of
5.	amount to	be equivalent to
6.	appear for	act in court for
7.	appear on behalf of	formally act for another
8.	articulate	express clearly in words
9.	bear	carry or display
10.	bespeak	indicate or suggest
11.	betoken	be a sign of
12.	capture	express accurately or vividly
13.	cast as	present in a particular role
14.	champion	support or defend publicly
15.	characterize	describe distinctive qualities of
16.	connote	suggest an additional meaning
17.	constitute	amount to or make up
18.	convey	communicate or make known
19.	correspond to	match or be equivalent to
20.	delineate	describe or portray precisely
21.	demonstrate	show clearly by evidence
22.	denote	be the name or sign of
23.	depict	show in a picture or words
24.	depicture	portray in words or images
25.	describe	give an account of
26.	display	show or exhibit
27.	draw	depict with lines
28.	echo	repeat or reflect
29.	embody	give visible form to
30.	enact	perform or portray
31.	epitomize	be a perfect example of
32.	equate to	be equal in meaning to
33.	evoke	bring to mind
34.	exemplify	serve as a typical example
35.	express	convey a thought or feeling
36.	feature	show as an important part
37.	fill in for	temporarily replace someone
38.	form	make up or constitute
39.	frame as	present from a viewpoint
40.	front for	serve as public face for
41.	function as	serve the purpose of
42.	hint at	suggest indirectly
43.	identify	show or establish identity
44.	illustrate	explain or show by example
45.	image	depict or reflect
46.	imply	suggest without stating directly
47.	incarnate	embody in living form
48.	indicate	point out or show
49.	instantiate	provide a concrete example of
50.	intercede for	speak or act in support
51.	limn	depict or describe clearly
52.	make up	constitute or compose
53.	manifest	show plainly
54.	map	depict spatially or systematically
55.	mark	indicate or distinguish
56.	match	correspond to or equal
57.	mean	have as a meaning
58.	mirror	reflect closely
59.	model	make a representation of
60.	negotiate for	bargain on someone’s behalf
61.	operate as	function in the role of
62.	outline	describe in main points
63.	paint	depict vividly or artistically
64.	personify	embody a quality or idea
65.	picture	show visually or describe
66.	play	perform a role as
67.	portray	describe or show artistically
68.	position as	present in a defined way
69.	present	show or describe
70.	put forward	present for consideration
71.	refer to	mention or indicate
72.	reflect	show or express indirectly
73.	render	depict or express artistically
74.	reproduce	copy or depict again
75.	show	make visible or clear
76.	signal	indicate or communicate
77.	signify	mean or indicate
78.	simulate	imitate or model
79.	sketch	describe or draw briefly
80.	stand for	serve as a symbol for
81.	suggest	imply or call to mind
82.	symbolize	serve as a symbol of
83.	testify to	serve as proof of
84.	typify	be a typical example of
85.	underline	emphasize or show clearly
86.	underscore	emphasize or indicate strongly
87.	understudy	serve as a substitute performer
88.	undertake for	act on someone’s behalf
89.	unfold	present or reveal clearly
90.	urge	argue strongly for
91.	validate	confirm or support as valid
92.	vindicate	justify or defend
93.	visualize	form or present visually
94.	voice	express or convey
95.	vouch for	support as true or worthy
96.	warrant	serve as evidence for
97.	wave for	signal on behalf of
98.	witness	testify to or show
99.	work for	act in someone’s interest
100.	write for	speak or act for