REPS Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun (1)

plural of rep

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair

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noun (2)

plural of rep, slang

as in reputations

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know

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It's earned through reps, context, time in the actual work and the pattern-matching that takes years to build. — Abe Ankumah, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 But the limitations of a body of a forty-year-old cannot be willed away, especially without much in the way of reps. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 July 2026 Granted, most of his reps came against players who are on the fringe of the roster, yet the performance can’t be overstated. — Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 Of the five quarterbacks signed or committed to the Irish, none have taken meaningful game reps. — Pete Sampson, New York Times, 1 July 2026 Entertainment Weekly has reached out to reps for both Brown and Smollett. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026 Neither Live Nation nor Richie's reps elaborated on the singer's condition. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 1 July 2026 At the time, PEOPLE reached out to Tree's reps, but did not receive an immediate response. — Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

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Noun

In 1976, there were 18 Black representatives in Congress; today there are 67.

— Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026
Other performers have yet to be officially confirmed by attendees or representatives for Swift and Kelce at the time of publication, though Paul McCartney and Tim McGraw are both believed to have also taken the stage.

— Jaimie Potters, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Definition of representatives

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Much like today’s independent watchmakers, their reputations rested not simply on manufacturing every part themselves, but on transforming components into exceptional finished watches.

— Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 3 July 2026
Many of them will be looking to show off their skills to potential suitors, while others will be seeking to justify their lofty reputations.

— Roger Trapp, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of reputations

Noun

Button Gwinnett didn’t want to be in Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress in the summer of 1776, and not just because a heat wave gripped the city and delegates dressed in wool and powdered wigs.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 June 2026
But on July 2, 1776, as the mighty British army sailed into New York Harbor, the delegates in Philadelphia's Independence Hall voted yea.

— Douglas Brinkley, CBS News, 28 June 2026

Definition of delegates

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The five names to know for 2027 Five of the potential contenders currently sit on the Charlotte City Council.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026
Staff weathering the storm The Cubs are more than halfway through the season and playing around a 90-win pace, yet their clubhouse often looks like a scene out of spring training, with new names, unfamiliar faces, and players coming and going.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of names

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Before choosing a whitening method, check the care label for guidance on water temperature, safe cleaning agents, and recommended drying methods.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 1 July 2026
When your workforce includes full-time employees, fractional specialists and AI agents, culture becomes about how work gets done, not who does it.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of agents

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The Colorado attorney general oversees more than 700 attorneys and staff and manages legal manners spanning consumer protection, civil rights, criminal, water, constitutional and environmental law.

— Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Around 100 immigration cases are scheduled at one time and respondents must attend in person, a practice that has strained an already overwhelmed system and further complicated the shifting legal landscape, attorneys working in the court say.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

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