Scrabble & Words with friends points
- represents is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
- represents is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
- represents is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of represents
- perform (a play), especially on a stage (verb)
Synonyms
- present
- stage
- form or compose (verb)
Examples
- This sum represents my entire income for a year
Synonyms
- be
- comprise
- constitute
- make up
- express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol (verb)
Synonyms
- stand for
- symbolise
- symbolize
- typify
- take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to (verb)
Synonyms
- correspond
- stand for
- be characteristic of (verb)
Synonyms
- exemplify
- to establish a mapping (of mathematical elements or sets) (verb)
Synonyms
- map
- be the defense counsel for someone in a trial (verb)
Examples
- Ms. Smith will represent the defendant
Synonyms
- defend
- bring forward and present to the mind (verb)
Examples
- We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason
Synonyms
- lay out
- present
- create an image or likeness of (verb)
Examples
- The painter represented his wife as a young girl
Synonyms
- interpret
- play a role or part (verb)
Synonyms
- act
- play
- be a delegate or spokesperson for; represent somebody's interest or be a proxy or substitute for, as of politicians and office holders representing their constituents, or of a tenant representing other tenants in a housing dispute (verb)
Examples
- I represent the silent majority
- be representative or typical for (verb)
Examples
- This period is represented by Beethoven
- describe or present, usually with respect to a particular quality (verb)
Examples
- He represented this book as an example of the Russian 19th century novel
- point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance (verb)
Examples
- our parents represented to us the need for more caution
- serve as a means of expressing something (verb)
Examples
- The flower represents a young girl
See definition of represents in Merriam Webster