| Main Entry: | archetypal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | most typical |
Synonyms: |
average, classic, clichéd, conventional, exemplary, hackneyed, model, most characteristic, paradigmatic, prime, quintessential, representative, standard, stereotypical, stock, textbook, trite |
Antonyms: |
atypical, unique |
| Main Entry: | classic/classical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | best, model |
Synonyms: |
archetypal, capital, champion, consummate, definitive, distinguished, esthetic, excellent, exemplary, famous, fine, finest, first-rate, flawless, ideal, master, masterly, paradigmatic, paramount, perfect, prime, quintessential, ranking, standard, superior, top, top-notch, vintage, well-known |
Antonyms: |
inferior, worst |
| Main Entry: | ideal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | model, perfect |
Synonyms: |
Shangri-la, absolute, archetypal, classic, classical, complete, consummate, excellent, exemplary, fitting, flawless, have-it-all, indefectible, optimal, paradigmatic, pie-in-the-sky, prototypical, quintessential, representative, supreme |
| Notes: | ideal means conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; idealistic means of or pertaining to idealists or their theories, pursuing perfection |
Antonyms: |
flawed, imperfect, incorrect, problematic, wrong |
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical, ideal |
Synonyms: |
archetypal, classic, classical, commendable, copy, dummy, exemplary, facsimile, flawless, illustrative, imitation, miniature, paradigmatic, perfect, prototypical, quintessential, representative, standard, typical, very |
Antonyms: |
atypical, imperfect, unusual |
| Main Entry: | original |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | earliest |
Synonyms: |
aboriginal, archetypal, authentic, autochthonous, beginning, commencing, early, elementary, embryonic, first, first-hand, genuine, inceptive, infant, initial, introductory, opening, pioneer, primary, prime, primeval, primitive, primordial, pristine, prototypal, rudimental, rudimentary, starting, underivative, underived |
Antonyms: |
derivative, latest, newest |
| Main Entry: | proverbial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conventional, traditional |
Synonyms: |
accepted, acknowledged, archetypal, axiomatic, current, customary, famed, familiar, famous, general, legendary, notorious, self-evident, time-honored, typical, unquestioned, well-known |
Antonyms: |
abnormal, atypical, different, unconventional, unknown, untraditional |
| Main Entry: | representative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | characteristic, typical |
Synonyms: |
adumbrative, archetypal, classic, classical, delineative, depictive, emblematic, evocative, exemplary, ideal, illustrative, model, presentational, prototypal, prototypical, quintessential, rep, symbolic, symbolical |
Antonyms: |
atypical, different, uncharacteristic, unrepresentative |
| Main Entry: | typical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, conventional |
Synonyms: |
archetypal, archetypical, average, characteristic, classic, classical, common, commonplace, emblematic, essential, everyday, exemplary, expected, general, habitual, ideal, illustrative, in character, in keeping, indicative, matter-of-course, model, natural, normal, old hat, ordinary, orthodox, paradigmatic, patterned, prevalent, prototypal, prototypical, quintessential, regular, representative, standard, standardized, stock, suggestive, symbolic, typic, unexceptional |
Antonyms: |
atypical, different, rare, unconventional, unorthodox, unusual |
| Main Entry: | earliest |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | first |
Synonyms: |
archetypal, original, primal, primeval, primitive |
Antonyms: |
latest |
| Main Entry: | archetypic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | typical |
Synonyms: |
archetypal, archetypical, characteristic, classic, classical, exemplary, model, prototypal, prototypic, prototypical, quintessential, representative, standard |