EPITOMES Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

epitomes

noun

plural of epitome

as in summaries

a short statement of the main points the golden rule is often cited as the epitome of moral conduct: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"

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as in manifestations

a visible representation of something abstract (as a quality) the prestigious prep school prides itself on being widely regarded as the epitome of tradition and old-fashioned values in his finely tailored suit, he was the very epitome of style and sophistication

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as in perfections

the most perfect type or example Mahatma Gandhi is often cited as the epitome of resolute reformer who uses nonviolence to bring about social and political change

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Noun

Their seconds-long spiels have touched on topical news instead, providing brief summaries of subjects like the protests in Europe and the war in Ukraine, as if long-form journalism is incomplete without a quick nod to the daily headlines.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 19 Oct. 2026
With a Bee Pro subscription, which costs $12 per month, users can get unlimited conversation summaries and daily memories as well as integrations with Amazon's webstore, its Alexa+ AI assistant and third-party apps.

— Annie Palmer, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of summaries

Noun

Rachel Ojuromi had been in Paris for a week when one of her oldest manifestations started to become real life.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026
Compared with the political circus in Washington and the malaise in the rest of America, such surface-level manifestations of China’s wealth and power often lead to sweeping conclusions about relative national trajectories.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of manifestations

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Mike Flanagan’s story loosely co-opts the villain origin tale behind many of those incarnations — actor with an ax to grind gains shapeshifting abilities — but otherwise starts more or less from scratch.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Oct. 2026
In Israel’s first decades, most Palestinian votes went to the Jewish-Arab Communist Party, in its various incarnations, or to Arab lists – parties affiliated with the ruling Labor movement and acting on its behalf.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of incarnations

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That album, like the Dio Sabbath classics before it, was fine-tuned for metalhead appreciation, thick with crushing riffs and dramatic vocals.

— Brad Sanders, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Dinner is a five-course omakase, where Nobu classics like the miso cod make cameos.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of classics

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So many have worked so hard to maintain these ideals which guarantee the peace of our community.

— Rabbi David Steinhardt, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
This book is part of the Wonderland Quartet and is Joyce thinking about identity, thinking about the conflict between American ideals.

— Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of ideals

Noun

The team used those models to guide fabrication and optimize the final device.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The forecast notes that some models are calling for rain to arrive later, so there’s still a chance Saturday evening could be dry.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of models

Noun

Summary Dolly Parton and Oscar Wilde, despite their vastly different origins, are celebrated as exemplars of authentic personal branding.

— William Arruda, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
One of this model’s best exemplars is an object known as MoM-BH*-1, first found in JWST images from 2023 and the subject of a paper published today in Nature.

— Lee Billings, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

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