Synonyms of representative

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noun

1

as in delegate

a person who acts or does business for another

a representative from the car dealership called to ask how we were enjoying the new car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delegate
• deputy
• agent
• attorney
• manager
• rep
• ambassador
• minister
• proxy
• spokesperson
• envoy
• assignee
• factor
• spokesman
• commissary
• diplomat
• procurator
• surrogate
• distributor
• replacement
• speaker
• substitute
• operative
• liaison
• alternate
• plenipotentiary
• stand-in
• emissary
• foreign minister
• diplomatist
• legate
• spy
• broker
• informer
• sub
• intermediary
• arbiter
• relief
• mediator
• backup
• arbitrator
• pinch hitter
• mouthpiece
• conciliator
• prophet
• intercessor
• peacemaker
• middleman
• understudy
• point man
• comprador
• point person
• go-between
• interposer

2

as in ambassador

a person sent on a mission to represent another

I speak on this matter as a representative of the people of the U.S.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ambassador
• delegate
• envoy
• minister
• agent
• diplomat
• emissary
• consul
• legate
• spokesperson
• deputy
• proxy
• missionary
• attaché
• foreign minister
• apostle
• messenger
• ambassadress
• procurator
• nuncio
• evangelist
• legation
• deputation
• mouthpiece
• chargé d'affaires
• courier
• detachment

3

as in example

one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like

this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album

Synonyms & Similar Words

• example
• sample
• specimen
• illustration
• instance
• case
• prototype
• indication
• exemplification
• exemplar
• case in point
• cross section
• evidence
• paradigm
• manifestation
• classic
• sign
• microcosm
• archetype
• locus classicus

representative

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adjective

ˌre-pri-ˈzen-tə-tiv 

1

as in typical

having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind

a representative example of what that talented chef can do with even simple ingredients

Synonyms & Similar Words

• typical
• normal
• average
• true
• standard
• characteristic
• usual
• regular
• archetypal
• ordinary
• customary
• conventional
• common
• classic
• predictable
• familiar
• predominant
• expected
• everyday
• commonplace
• routine
• textbook
• vintage
• habitual
• workaday
• preponderant
• unremarkable
• wonted
• unexceptional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• abnormal
• atypical
• anomalous
• unusual
• special
• deviant
• aberrant
• unique
• irregular
• uncommon
• distinctive
• remarkable
• extraordinary
• nonrepresentative
• exceptional
• rare
• noteworthy
• singular
• unconventional
• unexpected
• unfamiliar
• infrequent
• unknown
• unpredictable
• untypical
• especial
• eccentric
• peculiar
• nontypical
• idiosyncratic
• strange
• curious
• unorthodox
• funny
• odd
• unwonted
• outlandish
• erratic
• uncustomary
• outrageous
• bizarre
• fantastic
• wild
• nonconformist
• weird
• unnatural
• out-of-the-way
• quirky
• oddball
• wacky
• funky
• screwy
• offbeat
• way-out
• freakish
• freak
• kooky
• outré
• far-out

2

as in symbolic

having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else

a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symbolic
• representational
• emblematic
• figurative
• metaphoric
• figural
• tropological
• allegorical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• literal
• nonsymbolic

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of representative

Noun

Many airlines now integrate Air Tag data into their baggage tracking process, allowing travelers to share the device location with customer service representatives through their mobile apps. — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

His representatives did not respond to a request for comment. — Matt Moret, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Adjective

That thinking also mistakenly takes Clancy to be a representative Everywoman, this time standing in for the threatening volatility of liberal women writ large. — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Mofokeng is one of three Sharpeville residents acting as representative plaintiffs for a wider group in the case brought by Lawyers for Human Rights. — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026