REPRESENTATIONS Synonyms: 30 Similar Words

representations

noun

plural of representation

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a visual design intended to look like someone or something The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison.

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Recent Examples of representations This is when models take in large-scale data to learn to predict which word comes next in an input, building foundational representations of language. — Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Before the vote, Togo's Foreign Minister Robert Dussey said maps are far more than simple representations of geography. — Jewel Bright, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026 The suit specifically challenges Meta’s representations that the glasses were designed for privacy and that users remained in control of their data. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026 Her massive concrete site-work, which takes up the entirety of the Geffen Galleries plaza, is peppered with fragmentary representations of the Mesoamerican deity Quetzalcoatl and the simulated footprints of Californian fauna. — George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026 She is driven by a commitment to creating hopeful, transformative representations of Native life, especially for youth, offering characters and stories that reflect strength, possibility and self-recognition. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026 Still other explanations presume that the gods’ artistic representations in ritual settings are the basis of the meaning of their multiform appearances. — Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026 This involves high-resolution 3D virtual representations of the fabric itself (capturing weight, drape, weave structure and mechanical stretch). — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026 Growing up, pop culture’s representations of girlhood included a blonde Wakefield twin from Sweet Valley High, a post-makeover Ally Sheedy in The Breakfast Club, and a big-breasted bombshell manufactured by some dorks with a Commodore 64. — Lisa Whittington-Hill, Longreads, 27 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.

— Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of pictures

Noun

But unlike the Peter Farrelly film, By Any Means — which was directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn — isn’t interested in cloying depictions of interracial high jinks and bonding.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The Museum of Modern Art rejected her films because of their depictions of lesbian lovemaking, Hammer claimed in an archival recording included by O’Connor.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of depictions

Noun

The brand has also collaborated with photographer Nan Goldin on a series of portraits featuring friends who have been part of its story, while looking back to its beginnings with a re-edition denim collection.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Similar reactions have played out online around the trend, with some users sharing retro portraits while others condemn the use of AI or criticize people who take issue with it.

— Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of portraits

Noun

For 40 years, the duo has influenced the visual language of contemporary fashion creating images that explore beauty, identity and the human condition via editorial, advertising, portraiture and artistic work.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
If a cruise ship conjures images of crowded eateries and long lines, Seabourn is just the opposite.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of images

Noun

But now, the walkway beyond it guides visitors past rows of photographs.

— Amir Vahdat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The tiny farming settlement of Poilley, in Brittany, would become her home for the next eight years, and the subject of more than 50,000 intimate, often unsettling photographs.

— Felix Bazalgette, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of photographs

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