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

Flanagan, 47, is the lieutenant governor and a former state representative who ran on progressive policies like Medicare for All. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

Former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper ended an 18-year Democratic Senate drought, and in Texas, state representative James Talarico became the first Democrat elected to the Senate since 1988, defeating Republican Ken Paxton. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026

Adjective

The online response is not a representative sample of the real world. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

The alliance is the representative body that writes the industry plan for meeting the law’s targets, reports producers’ data to the state and sets member recycling and reduction fees. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026