Archetype and Excuse

Archetype

Archetype noun - Something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed.

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Excuse and archetype are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excuse" instead a noun "Archetype".

Nearby Words: archetypal, archetypical

Excuse noun - An explanation that frees one from fault or blame.

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Archetype and excuse are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Archetype" instead a noun "Excuse".

Nearby Words: excusing, excused, excusable

old	old archetype	old excuse
good	good archetype	good excuse
similar	similar archetype	similar excuse
usual	usual archetype	usual excuse
Other adjectives: common, perfect, solid, standard, popular, strong, actual, real, weak, little, bad, tragic, main, new, major, classic, different.

That's still not an excuse, as the charm of the pairing is seeing a huge guy like Sweden fitting the House Husband archetype far more than the slightly waifish Finland.

Source: Wimpification
Alpha Bitch: Jade is an Alpha Bitch with the usual set of Freudian Excuse tropes that count as 'character development' for that archetype.

Source: Series / Victorious
Even it being the 70s doesn't excuse Les's overreaction though, which was the point; the character was the archetype of an old-time Red-baiting conservative who would jump out the window if somebody questioned his sexuality.

Source: Mistaken for Gay

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