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| Main Entry: | epitome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perfect example |
| Synonyms: | apotheosis, archetype, embodiment, essence, exemplar, illustration, last word*, personification, quintessence, representation, type, ultimate, exemplification, typification |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | epitome |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abbreviation |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction, digest, précis, résumé, recapitulation, summary, summation, syllabus, synopsis |
| Antonyms: | addition, enlargement, expansion, extension, increase, unabridgement |
| Main Entry: | brief |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, argument, case, condensation, conspectus, contention, data, defense, digest, epitome, outline, précis, sketch, summary, synopsis, boildown |
| Main Entry: | compendium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, brief, conspectus, digest, epitome, essence, guide, handbook, manual, overview, précis, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, aperçu, pandect, sylloge |
| Main Entry: | digest |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgement of something written |
| Synonyms: | abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, epitome, précis, résumé, sketch, summary, survey, syllabus, synopsis, aperçu, pandect, short form, sylloge |
| Antonyms: | unabridgement |
| Main Entry: | embodiment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | representation, manifestation |
| Synonyms: | apotheosis, archetype, cast, collection, comprehension, conformation, epitome, example, exemplar, expression, form, formation, incarnation, inclusion, incorporation, integration, matter, organization, personification, quintessence, realization, structure, symbol, type, avatar, embracement, encompassment, exemplification, prosopopoeia, reification, systematization |
| Antonyms: | exclusion |
| Main Entry: | exemplar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ideal |
| Synonyms: | archetype, copy, criterion, epitome, example, illustration, instance, mirror, model, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, specimen, standard, type, exemplification |
| Main Entry: | ideal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | model |
| Synonyms: | archetype, criterion, epitome, example, exemplar, goal, idol, jewel, last word*, mirror, nonesuch, nonpareil, paradigm, paragon, pattern, perfection, prototype, standard |
| 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: | error, flaw, imperfection, problem, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | paragon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outstanding example |
| Synonyms: | apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal*, beauty, best, champion, crackerjack*, cream*, criterion, epitome, essence, exemplar, gem, ideal, jewel*, love, lovely, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, pattern, perfection, pick, prototype, quintessence, standard, ultimate, champ, cynosure, peach, sublimation, tops, trump* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quintessence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | essence, core |
| Synonyms: | apotheosis, bottom, distillation, epitome, extract, gist, heart, kernel, last word, marrow, pith, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, ultimate, essentiality, lifeblood, quiddity, virtuality |
| Antonyms: | extra |
| Main Entry: | résumé |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | outline of experience |
| Synonyms: | abstract, biography, digest, epitome, précis, recapitulation, review, rundown, sum, summary, summation, synopsis, CV, bio, curriculum vitae, summing-up, vita, work history |
| Main Entry: | sum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | total |
| Synonyms: | aggregate, all, amount, body, bulk, entirety, entity, epitome, gross, integral, mass, quantity, résumé, reckoning, score, structure, summary, summation, synopsis, system, tally, totality, value, whole, works*, worth, sum total |
| Antonyms: | fraction, part |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | summary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short statement of main points |
| Synonyms: | abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, analysis, brief, capitulation, case, compendium, condensation, conspectus, core, digest, epitome, essence, extract, inventory, outline, précis, prospectus, résumé, recapitulation, reduction, rehash*, report, review, roundup, rundown, sense, skeleton*, sketch, survey, syllabus, synopsis, version, aperçu, long and short of it, nutshell, pandect, recap, run-through, sum and substance, summing-up, wrap-up |
| Antonyms: | detail, dissertation, thesis |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | synopsis |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | digest, summary |
| Synonyms: | abridgment, abstract, brief, capsule, compendium, condensation, conspectus, epitome, outline, précis, résumé, review, rundown, sketch, aperçu, breviary, recap, run-through |
| Main Entry: | beau ideal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ideal instance |
| Synonyms: | epitome, exemplar, ideal, model, nonpareil, paragon, perfection, role model, good example, ideal beauty, perfect model, perfect type, person to look up to, shining example |
| Main Entry: | role model |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | someone worth imitating |
| Synonyms: | epitome, example, exemplar, hero, heroine, idol, mentor, paragon, star, good example, shining example, superstar, very model |
| Main Entry: | condensation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | abridgment |
| Synonyms: | abstract, brief, compendium, compression, concentration, consolidation, conspectus, contraction, curtailment, digest, epitome, essence, précis, reduction, summary, synopsis, boildown, breviary |
| Antonyms: | unabridgment |
| Main Entry: | incarnation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personification |
| Synonyms: | embodiment, epitome, incorporation, manifestation |
| Main Entry: | model |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | example, standard |
| Synonyms: | apotheosis, archetype, beau ideal, criterion, design, emblem, embodiment, epitome, exemplar, gauge, hero, ideal, mirror, mold, nonesuch, nonpareil, original, paradigm, paragon, pattern, prototype, quintessence, role model, saint, symbol, touchstone, type, lodestar |
| Main Entry: | picture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perfect example |
| Synonyms: | archetype, embodiment, epitome, essence, idea, personification |
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