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
• ambassador
• rep
• 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
• compradore
• comprador
• point person
• go-between
• interposer

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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

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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

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
• archetypical
• ordinary
• customary
• common
• classic
• conventional
• familiar
• predominant
• expected
• everyday
• predictable
• commonplace
• routine
• textbook
• vintage
• habitual
• workaday
• preponderant
• unremarkable
• wonted
• unexceptional

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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as in symbolical

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

• symbolical
• symbolic
• representational
• emblematic
• emblematical
• metaphorical
• figurative
• metaphoric
• figural
• tropological
• allegorical

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• actual
• literal
• nonsymbolic