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instance - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: instance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: case, situation
Synonyms: case history, case in point, detail, example, exponent, ground, illustration, item, occasion, occurrence, particular, precedent, proof, reason, representative, sample, specimen, time, exemplification, sampling
Main Entry: instance
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: name
Synonyms: adduce, cite, exemplify, illustrate, mention, quote, refer, show, specify
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: exemplify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: serve as an example
Synonyms: body, cite, clarify, clear up, demonstrate, depict, display, elucidate, embody, enlighten, epitomize, evidence, exhibit, illuminate, illustrate, instance, manifest, mirror, personify, quote, represent, show, spell out, symbolize, typify, emblematize
Main Entry: itemize
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: keep detailed record
Synonyms: catalog, cite, count, detail, document, enumerate, instance, inventory, lay out, list, mention, number, quote, recite, record, recount, rehearse, relate, specify, spell out, tally, circumstantiate, individualize, particularize, set out
Main Entry: manifestation
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: exhibition, proof
Synonyms: appearance, demonstration, disclosure, display, explanation, exposure, expression, indication, instance, mark, meaning, phenomenon, revelation, show, sign, symptom, token, materialization
Antonyms: concealment, cover, hiding, obscurity, vagueness
Main Entry: mention
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: refer to
Synonyms: acknowledge, acquaint, adduce, advert, bring up, broach, cite, communicate, declare, designate, detail, disclose, discuss, divulge, enumerate, impart, infer, instance, intimate, introduce, name, notice, notify, observe, point out, quote, recount, remark, report, reveal, specify, state, suggest, tell, throw out, allude to, call attention to, hint at, make known, point to, speak about, speak of, touch on
Main Entry: occurrence
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: happening, development
Synonyms: accident, adventure, affair, appearance, circumstance, condition, contingency, emergency, episode, event, exigency, existence, incidence, incident, instance, juncture, manifestation, occasion, pass, piece, proceeding, routine, scene, situation, state, thing*, transaction, materialization, transpiration
Main Entry: possibility
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: feasibility, likelihood; chance
Synonyms: action, break, circumstance, contingency, fair shake*, fling*, fluke*, happening, hazard, hope, incident, instance, liability, occasion, occurrence, odds*, opportunity, play*, prayer*, probability, prospect, risk*, shot*, stab*, toss-up, achievability, attainableness, fifty-fifty*, fortuity, likeliness, outside chance, plausibility, potentiality, practicability, workableness
Antonyms: impossibility, impossible, unfeasibility, unlikelihood
Main Entry: precedent
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: authoritative example
Synonyms: antecedent, authority, criterion, exemplar, instance, model, paradigm
Main Entry: quote
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: repeat something spoken, written by another
Synonyms: adduce, attest, cite, detail, excerpt, extract, instance, name, paraphrase, parrot, proclaim, recall, recite, recollect, reference, refer to, retell
Notes: one should use quote exclusively as a verb and use quotation as a noun
Main Entry: sample
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: example, model
Synonyms: bit, bite, case, case history, constituent, cross section, element, fragment, illustration, indication, individual, instance, morsel, part, pattern, piece, portion, representative, segment, sign, specimen, unit, exemplification, sampling, typification
Main Entry: specify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: designate; decide definitely
Synonyms: blueprint*, cite, condition, define, detail, determine, enumerate, establish, finger*, fix, indicate, instance, inventory, itemize, lay out, limit, list, make, mention, name, peg, point out, precise, put down, set, settle, slot, specialize, spell out, stipulate, tab, tag, be specific, button down, come to the point, draw a picture, get down to brass tacks, get to the point, go into detail, individualize, particularize, pin down, put finger on, show clearly, specificate, specificize, tick off
Antonyms: generalize
Main Entry: specimen
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: example, sample
Synonyms: case, case history, copy, cross section, embodiment, exemplar, exhibit, illustration, individual, instance, model, part, pattern, proof, representation, representative, sort, species, type, unit, variety, exemplification, sampling
Main Entry: case in point
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: illustrative example
Synonyms: case, instance, object lesson, precedent, relevant instance, typical case, typical example
Main Entry: cite
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: note, quote
Synonyms: adduce, advance, allege, enumerate, evidence, excerpt, exemplify, extract, indicate, instance, lay, mention, name, number, offer, point out, present, recite, recount, reference, rehearse, remember, reminisce, repeat, specify, spell out, tell, allude to, appeal to, get down to brass tacks, give as example, illustrate with, refer to
Main Entry: illustrate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: demonstrate, exemplify
Synonyms: clarify, clear, clear up, delineate, depict, disclose, elucidate, embody, emphasize, epitomize, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, expound, get across*, get over*, highlight, illuminate, imitate, instance, interpret, lay out*, limelight*, manifest, mark, mirror, personify, picture, portray, proclaim, represent, reveal, show, show and tell*, spotlight*, symbolize, typify, vivify, allegorize, bring home, draw a picture, emblematize, make clear, make plain, ostend, point up*
Antonyms: hide, obscure
Main Entry: illustration
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: demonstration, exemplification
Synonyms: analogy, case, case history, case in point, clarification, elucidation, example, explanation, instance, interpretation, model, representative, sample, specimen, for instance, sampling
Main Entry: piece
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: part
Synonyms: allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap, section, segment, share, shred, slice, specimen, gob, smithereen
Antonyms: whole
Main Entry: refer
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: mention
Synonyms: accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, bring up, charge, cite, credit, designate, excerpt, exemplify, extract, glance, hint, impute, indicate, insert, instance, interpolate, introduce, invoke, lay, name, notice, point, point out, quote, specify, direct attention, give as example, make allusion, make mention of, make reference, put down to, speak about, speak of, touch on
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