Synonyms of symbolize

symbolize

verb

ˈsim-bə-ˌlīz 

as in to represent

to serve as a material counterpart of

the flag symbolizes our country

Synonyms & Similar Words

• represent
• emblematize
• personify
• embody
• stand for
• epitomize
• body
• exemplify
• manifest
• incarnate
• personalize
• objectify
• illustrate
• materialize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of symbolize

On TikTok or Instagram, a gesture once used to symbolize doctrine or wisdom starts to look like confidence, coolness, even swagger. — Denva Gallant, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Few venues better symbolize that pipeline than the American Sports Center in Anaheim, where club tournaments routinely draw families from across the country. — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Or, as Vogue’s Chloe Malle put it in our celebrity-style chat room, Bad Bunny’s tie is also reminiscent of Georgian and Victorian-era mourning lockets; Perhaps the piece is meant to symbolize a dear loved one. — Christian Allaire, Vogue, 6 July 2026

At the funeral procession for Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, many mourners are waving a red and white flag which symbolizes martyrdom and revenge in the Shia Muslim tradition. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026