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exemplar

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of exemplar

1 one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like
  • The village's Congregational church could serve as an exemplar of the white clapboard church with a steeple that is a fixture in old New England towns.
Synonyms of exemplar

case, example, illustration, instance, prototype, representative, sample, specimen
Words Related to exemplar

archetype, classic, locus classicus, paradigm

cross section, microcosm

evidence, indication, manifestation, sign
Phrases Synonymous with exemplar

case in point
2 someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation
  • Few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be.
Synonyms of exemplar

beau ideal, classic, idea, ideal, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon
Words Related to exemplar

role model

embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification

archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern

guideline, principle, rule

gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone

essence, quintessence

acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
3 the most perfect type or example
  • The paintings of the French painter Claude Monet are often regarded as exemplars of Impressionism.
Synonyms of exemplar

acme, apotheosis, beau ideal, byword, classic, epitome, ideal, perfection, quintessence
Words Related to exemplar

archetype, model, prototype

paradigm, standard

nonpareil, paragon

abstract, avatar, embodier, embodiment, incarnation, incorporation, manifestation, personification

height, meridian, ultimate, zenith

benchmark, criterion, touchstone, yardstick

Synonym Discussion of exemplar

model, example, pattern, exemplar, ideal mean someone or something set before one for guidance or imitation. model applies to something taken or proposed as worthy of imitation.
    • a decor that is a model of good taste
example applies to a person to be imitated or in some contexts on no account to be imitated but to be regarded as a warning.
    • children tend to follow the example of their parents
pattern suggests a clear and detailed archetype or prototype.
    • American industry set a pattern for others to follow
exemplar suggests either a faultless example to be emulated or a perfect typification.
    • cited Joan of Arc as the exemplar of courage
ideal implies the best possible exemplification either in reality or in conception.
    • never found a job that matched his ideal

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