| Main Entry: | quintessential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | model |
Synonyms: |
classic, ideal, typical, ultimate |
| 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: | essential |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | basic, fundamental |
Synonyms: |
absolute, basal, cardinal, cold, complete, congenital, connate, constitutional, deep-seated, elemental, elementary, ideal, inborn, inbred, inherent, innate, intrinsic, key, main, material, meat and potatoes, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, perfect, primary, prime, primitive, principal, quintessential, substratal, underlying |
| Notes: | the words crucial, essential, and vital cannot be qualified (cannot be more or less...) |
Antonyms: |
atypical, minor, secondary |
| Main Entry: | exemplary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ideal |
Synonyms: |
admirable, batting a thousand, blameless, bueno, characteristic, classic, classical, commendable, correct, estimable, excellent, good, guiltless, honorable, illustrative, inculpable, innocent, irreprehensible, laudable, meritorious, model, neato, not bad, not too shabby, paradigmatic, praiseworthy, prototypical, punctilious, pure, quintessential, representative, righteous, sterling, typical, virtuous, worthy |
Antonyms: |
erring, incorrect, unideal, wrong |
| 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 |
Antonyms: |
flawed, imperfect, incorrect, problematic, wrong |
| Main Entry: | marrow |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | heart, essence |
Synonyms: |
bottom, core, cream, essentiality, gist, kernel, meat, pith, quick, quintessence, quintessential, soul, spirit, stuff, substance, virtuality |
| 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: | necessary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | essential |
Synonyms: |
all-important, basic, binding, bottom-line, cardinal, chief, compelling, compulsory, crucial, de rigueur, decisive, elementary, exigent, expedient, fundamental, imperative, incumbent on, indispensable, mandatory, momentous, name of game, needed, needful, obligatory, paramount, prerequisite, pressing, prime, principal, quintessential, required, requisite, significant, specified, unavoidable, urgent, vital, wanted |
Antonyms: |
inessential, unimportant, unnecessary, useless |
| 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 |