Synonyms of epitomize

epitomize

verb

i-ˈpi-tə-ˌmīz 

1

as in to summarize

to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)

his personal code of behavior on the playing field is epitomized by his favorite saying, "It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• summarize
• outline
• encapsulate
• recapitulate
• abstract
• consolidate
• reprise
• sum up
• recap
• digest
• boil down
• brief
• wrap up
• synopsize
• condense
• shorten
• curtail
• abridge
• cut back
• simplify
• downsize
• shrink
• streamline
• essentialize
• concentrate
• decoct

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• extend
• prolong
• lengthen
• elongate
• expand
• amplify
• supplement
• protract
• enlarge (on or upon)
• elaborate (on or upon)

2

as in to embody

to represent in visible form

the Parthenon in Athens epitomizes the ancient Greek ideal of architectural beauty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embody
• express
• symbolize
• incorporate
• exemplify
• illustrate
• personify
• manifest
• body
• realize
• personalize
• incarnate
• materialize
• externalize
• substantiate
• typify
• instantiate
• actualize
• concretize
• objectify
• image

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of epitomize

With its fountains and patios, its spare ornament and spatial poetry, Clavijero epitomizes the idiosyncratic regionalist style that flourished here in the 1920s. — Michael Snyder, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026

No sector has epitomized the image of easy come, easy go employment quite like tech. — Matthew Bidwell, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

If tennis then had an image as exclusive, white, and stuffy, the West Side Tennis Club epitomized it. — Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026

At the January couture shows in Paris, the look was epitomized by Lauren Sánchez Bezos and her devotion to an hourglass silhouette and toe-crunching heels. — Robin Givhan, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026