Synonyms of exemplify

exemplify

verb

ig-ˈzem-plə-ˌfī 

as in to illustrate

to show or make clear by using examples

in your review you don't really exemplify your points with specific examples from the novel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• illustrate
• demonstrate
• explain
• instance
• clarify
• analyze
• specify
• mention
• cite
• elucidate
• quote
• adduce
• interpret
• detail
• clear (up)
• simplify
• illuminate
• explicate
• enlighten
• construe
• expound
• spell out
• name
• edify
• enumerate
• list
• break down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obscure
• blur
• muddy
• cloud
• darken
• confuse
• becloud
• puzzle
• fog
• perplex

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exemplify

Karl Malone and Gary Payton of the 2003-04 Los Angeles Lakers best exemplified that archetype. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Nevertheless, his account exemplifies how wolves were increasingly demonized as the Middle Ages went on; recast in the role of both fairytale villain and harbinger of doom. — Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

The story exemplifies Bandyopadhyay’s method of locating the partition’s violence beyond the riots, in the economic destitution that followed and what that destitution exacted from women. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

Few places exemplify the town’s unpretentious charm better than Gilhooley’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar. — Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026