Synonyms of representing

representing

verb

present participle of represent

1

as in characterizing

to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group

the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• characterizing
• describing
• portraying
• depicting
• defining
• identifying
• charactering
• indicating
• classifying
• categorizing
• specifying
• typing
• marking
• distinguishing
• pigeonholing
• naming
• stamping
• individualizing
• coloring
• particularizing

2

as in depicting

to present a picture of

a painting representing the ocean at sunrise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depicting
• portraying
• describing
• picturing
• documenting
• showing
• illustrating
• imaging
• rendering
• outlining
• delineating
• silhouetting
• sketching
• caricaturing
• diagramming
• diagraming

3

as in symbolizing

to serve as a material counterpart of

this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth

Synonyms & Similar Words

• symbolizing
• embodying
• illustrating
• exemplifying
• personifying
• emblematizing
• manifesting
• standing for
• incarnating
• epitomizing
• personalizing
• objectifying
• bodying
• materializing