What does "representational" mean?

Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.

Representational

Q: What is a synonym for "representational"?

Common synonyms include: ambassadorial, anatomical model, apish, archaeal community web, atomic model, ceremonial pledge.

adj

adj ·6 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

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Of or pertaining to representation or to representationalism.

Adjective

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(used especially of art) depicting objects, figures,or scenes as seen wordnet

Synonyms

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ambassadorial anatomical model apish archaeal community web atomic model ceremonial pledge

Antonyms

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abstract abstract expressionist abstract performance metric concrete

Example

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"Until the twentieth century, most paintings were representational. This means that artists “represented” their subjects in a way that was realistic and recognizable."

Etymology

From representation + -al.

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