Synonyms of archetypes

archetypes

noun

plural of archetype

1

as in forerunners

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed

the abacus is sometimes cited as the archetype of the modern digital calculator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• forerunners
• ancestors
• precursors
• prototypes
• predecessors
• antecedents
• grandaddies
• models
• originals
• granddaddies
• daddies
• originators
• mothers
• foregoers
• sires
• fathers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendants
• descendents
• derivatives
• byproducts
• offshoots
• sons
• outgrowths
• daughters
• by-products
• spin-offs

2

as in originals

something from which copies are made

Beowulf is considered by some scholars to be the archetype for medieval British heroic tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

• originals
• prototypes
• sources
• examples
• blueprints
• models
• paradigms
• molds
• patterns
• ideals
• classics
• exemplars
• paragons
• drafts
• nonpareils
• beau ideals

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• copies
• imitations
• reproductions
• replicas
• forgeries
• counterfeits
• fakes
• shams