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

The 28-point plan leaked in November 2025 and the subsequent attempts to get Kyiv to cede control of the Donbas exemplify the approach. — Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Efrat Tolkowsky, a Reichman University lecturer and former member of the Tel Aviv City Council representing Meretz, a left-wing party that for years ran on a pro-peace platform, exemplifies that shift. — Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Trump's imposition of high tariffs and attempts to dictate corporate profits further exemplify this ideological departure from free-market principles. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Some said that Jackie’s influence would live on, exemplified by a recent successful effort to raise money to buy and conserve land near her nest. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026