Figure
Figure noun - Something that visually explains or decorates a text.
Usage example: the layout editor could have done a better job of getting the figures on the same page as the specific portion of text that they are intended to illustrate
Representation is a synonym for figure in representative topic. In some cases you can use "Representation" instead a noun "Figure", when it comes to topics like art, depiction, diagram.
Representation
Representation noun - The act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf.
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Synonyms for Representation
Figure is a synonym for representation in image topic. You can use "Figure" instead a noun "Representation", if it concerns topics such as art.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- character and figure
- character and representation
- model and figure
- model and representation
- sketch and figure
- sketch and representation
- image and figure
- image and representation
- picture and figure
- picture and representation
- form and figure
- form and representation
- symbol and figure
- symbol and representation
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Both words in one sentence
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Figure 17 Tsubasa & Hikaru, albeit very restrainedly, and with attention to proper representation of characters' ages.
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When he finally received an action figure that had no representation of the smoke, many fans were displeased.
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Digger the Dermatophyte from the Lamisil commercial, a physical representation of a foot fungus and an antagonistic figure, but still, his design can be seen this way.
Source: Ugly Cute
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Representation and Figure. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/representation
Figure & Representation. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/representation>.
Representation or Figure. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/figure/representation.
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