Synonyms of role models

role models

noun

plural of role model

as in examples

someone who another person admires and tries to be like

Parents need to be good role models for their children.

Athletes should remember that they are role models.

Related Words

• examples
• ideas
• models
• manifestations
• patron saints
• rules
• standards
• incarnations
• phantoms
• personifications
• embodiments
• pinks
• paradigms
• mirrors
• guidelines
• ideals
• principles
• nonesuches
• patterns
• classics
• paragons
• archetypes
• nonpareils
• beau ideals
• epitomes
• exemplars
• eidolons
• touchstones
• gauges
• essences
• culminations
• summits
• pinnacles
• apotheoses
• acmes
• quintessences
• peaks
• apexes
• zeniths

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of role models

Now, budding Gen Z and Gen Alpha workers consider Emma Chamberlain and MrBeast to be their role models. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Children often look to athletes and cultural figures as role models, and seeing elite competitors prioritize safety can help redefine what strength and resilience look like. — Sweta Chakraborty, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Engelbert even talked about young girls viewing WNBA players as role models. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Daniel, his family, and his schoolmates are stand-up role models for little ones—who present realistic and healthy examples of toddler behavior, often through song—but parents can also learn a lesson or two from this family-friendly show. — Kara Nesvig, Parents, 27 July 2026

As our bodies, minds, and spirits gain wisdom from more people and experiences, role models and heroes change. — Chris John Amorosino, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026

Annaconne and Faigenbaum both said that includes children having access to safe, noncompetitive activity, like recess in schools, and positive role models, like parents. — Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 2 July 2026

To their community, the couple appeared to be role models of happiness and devotion. — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Sports can also help protect against depression and stress by bringing supportive adults and positive role models into children’s lives. — Megan Gandy, The Conversation, 1 July 2026