Indicate and Represent

Indicate

Indicate verb - Give evidence of.
Usage example: The results indicate the need for more work

Represent is a synonym for indicate in exhibit topic. In some cases you can use "Represent" instead a verb "Indicate", when it comes to topics like manifest, portray.

Represent

Represent verb - To point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group.
Usage example: the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats

Indicate is a synonym for represent in state topic. You can use "Indicate" instead a verb "Represent", if it concerns topics such as exhibit, portray, point out.

Common collocations

love indicate love represent love
person indicate person represent person
ability indicate ability represent ability
character indicate character represent character
Other words: power, people, state, kind, order, nature, someone, type, form, number, death, way, level, personality, side, emotions, powers.

Both words in one sentence

  • Scary Shiny Glasses Large eyes represent honesty and innocence, while smaller eyes indicate darker personalities.
  • Thought Caption When captions are used to represent the thoughts of different characters, it becomes an issue to indicate to which character the thoughts belong.
  • Webcomic / Alfdis And Gunnora Speech Bubbles: Different "fonts" of the author's handwriting represent different languages, and sometimes a speech bubble's shape can indicate mood/tone.
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