Antonyms for representational
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rep-ri-zen-tey-shuh-nl, -zuh n- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌrɛp rɪ zɛnˌteɪ ʃə nl, -zən- |
Definition of representational
Origin :- 1855, from representation + -al (1). Specifically of visual arts from 1923. Related: Representationally.
- As in lifelike : adj realistic
- As in realistic : adj genuine
- As in schematic : adj diagrammatic
- As in pictographic : adj graphic
- As in pictorial : adj graphic
- As in graphic : adj pictorial, visible
- On the functional theory of ideas, their value does not rest at all upon their representational nature.
- Extract from : « Studies in Logical Theory » by John Dewey
- His books are neither documentary nor representational; his characters are symbols of human desires and motives.
- Extract from : « Chivalry » by James Branch Cabell
- To justify our presence there the only thing demanded of us is that we shall have felt the representational impulse.
- Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
Synonyms for representational
- authentic
- blocked-out
- delineated
- delineative
- depicted
- descriptive
- diagrammatic
- drawn
- engraved
- etched
- faithful
- graphic
- hieroglyphic
- iconographic
- illustrated
- illustrational
- illustrative
- lifelike
- marked-out
- natural
- original
- outlined
- painted
- photographic
- pictographic
- pictorial
- pictoric
- pictured
- picturesque
- portrayed
- real
- realistic
- representational
- representative
- seen
- simplified
- sketched
- symbolic
- traced
- true
- true to life
- truthful
- visual
- vivid
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