representing
Acting on behalf
Representing is the present participle of represent, carrying its meanings into ongoing action.
Someone representing a client acts on their behalf: The lawyer representing the defendant requested a continuance.
An image representing something depicts or symbolizes it.
In slang, representing means showing pride in one's origins or affiliations: Just out here representing my hometown.
Communicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- voiceSound from throat
- stateCondition or mode
describe · explain · interpret · render · translate · capture · reflect · show
Authorized representative communicator
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
emissary · agent · liaison · deputy · intermediary · voice · mouthpiece · champion
Representational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
totem · signifier · badge · hallmark · insignia · token · sigil · monogram
Quality given bodily presence
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- manifestationOutward display of something
embodiment · exemplar · archetype · avatar · essence · typification · mirror · microcosm
Picture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- imageVisual or mental likeness
portrayal · likeness · depiction · sketch · diagram · picture · graphic · tableau
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- rolePosition or part
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
- impersonationPretending to be another
performance · portrayal · interpretation · reenactment · theater · drama · cinema · mime
convey
Communicate or transport
- articulateExpress clearly, or well-spoken
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- voiceSound from throat
state · describe · explain · interpret · render · translate · capture · reflect · show · illustrate
spokesperson
Authorized representative communicator
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
envoy · emissary · agent · liaison · deputy · intermediary · voice · mouthpiece · champion · counsel
emblem
Representational sign or device
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
metaphor · totem · signifier · badge · hallmark · insignia · token · sigil · monogram · crest
incarnation
Quality given bodily presence
- personificationAttributing humanity to non-humans
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
manifestation · embodiment · exemplar · archetype · avatar · essence · typification · mirror · microcosm · specimen
illustration
Picture explaining something
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
image · portrayal · likeness · depiction · sketch · diagram · picture · graphic · tableau · mural
actor
One who portrays characters
- actressFemale stage performer
- rolePosition or part
- characterizationDescribing distinctive qualities
impersonation · performance · portrayal · interpretation · reenactment · theater · drama · cinema · mime · pantomime
- representingdepicting, portraying, symbolizing, illustrating, embodying
- highlightingemphasizing, stressing, underscoring, accenting, accentuating
- OlympicsOlympics, Olympic Games, Summer Olympics, Winter Olympics, Olympic medal
- actingacting, act, performing, playacting, actor
- advocacypetition, advocating, protest sign, championing, picket sign
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
representingmisrepresenting
Portraying something inaccurately
distorting · falsifying · misrepresentation · caricaturing · fabricating
representingopposing
Standing against something
betraying · undermining · contradicting · abandoning · neglecting
representingbeing
Existing as something
constituting · instantiating · embodying · presenting · actualizing