Archetype
Archetype noun - Something from which copies are made.
Usage example: Beowulf is considered by some scholars to be the archetype for medieval British heroic tales
Example is a synonym for archetype in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Example" instead a noun "Archetype", when it comes to topics like model, pattern, representation.
Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical
Example
Example noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: a war bonnet that is a fine example of Native American handicraft
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Synonyms for Example
Archetype is a synonym for example in quality topic. You can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Example", if it concerns topics such as pattern, representation, instance, illustration.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- model and archetype
- model and example
- ideal and archetype
- ideal and example
- representative and archetype
- representative and example
- epitome and archetype
- epitome and example
- quintessence and archetype
- quintessence and example
- type and archetype
- type and example
- pattern and archetype
- pattern and example
How words are described
| good | good archetype | good example |
| particular | particular archetype | particular example |
| similar | similar archetype | similar example |
| typical | typical archetype | typical example |
| Other adjectives: common, specific, perfect, true, real, male, bad, villainous, tragic, main, ultimate, major, heroic, well-known, traditional, classic, literal, older. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Carcer is another example of a shadow archetype for Vimes: Where Vimes spends all his time controlling his inner monster, Carcer indulges the Beast to the fullest extent.
Source: Shadow Archetype -
Seems like Doom is the earliest example of the Space Marine variety, while Wolfenstein3D is the earliest example of the hurmorless hardass marine archetype.
Source: Overused Copycat Character -
Guile Hero: The "under the radar" winner archetype is the passive example, with Natalie White from Samoa being a subversion.
Source: Series / Survivor
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