Synonyms of microcosm

microcosm

noun

as in representative

something (such as a place or an event) that is seen as a small version of something much larger

The village is a microcosm of the whole country.

The game was a microcosm of the entire season.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• representative
• sample
• example
• cross section
• instance
• prototype
• specimen
• manifestation
• paradigm
• case
• exemplification
• illustration
• sign
• classic
• exemplar
• evidence
• archetype
• indication
• locus classicus

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