Synonyms of role model

role model

noun

as in example

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

• example
• idea
• model
• patron saint
• manifestation
• incarnation
• personification
• rule
• embodiment
• phantom
• pink
• principle
• paradigm
• ideal
• mirror
• guideline
• pattern
• paragon
• standard
• classic
• epitome
• archetype
• beau ideal
• exemplar
• nonpareil
• touchstone
• essence
• gauge
• eidolon
• nonesuch
• summit
• pinnacle
• culmination
• apotheosis
• zenith
• quintessence
• apex
• peak
• acme

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of role model

Define behaviors that reflect company values, identify role models and promptly address conduct that undermines those values. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Renatto sees positive mentors as especially important for students who may have absent fathers or other adults in their lives who are not constructive role models. — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2026

But the careers of those champions and potential role models are becoming increasingly distant memories. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Dolly Parton, one of the greatest benefactors to children in world history while also being a role model to those who were without them, had died at 80. — Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026