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
Instance is a synonym for example in matter topic. In some cases you can use "Instance" instead the word "Example" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like substitute, sample, specimen, explanation. popular alternative
Instance
Instance noun - One of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like.
Usage example: this is just one instance of his repeated failure to do what he promised
Example is a synonym for instance in matter topic. You can use "Example" instead the word "Instance" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as substitute, case, sample, explanation. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- occurrence and example
- occurrence and instance
- model and example
- model and instance
- event and example
- event and instance
- representative and example
- representative and instance
- manifestation and example
- manifestation and instance
- pattern and example
- pattern and instance
- occasion and example
- occasion and instance
How words are described
| good | good example | good instance |
| rare | rare example | rare instance |
| notable | notable example | notable instance |
| best | best example | best instance |
| Other adjectives: particular, similar, specific, mild, straight, obvious, blatant, extreme, infamous, egregious, subtle, tragic, interesting, famous, early, minor, classic, unusual, above, odd, weird, strange, literal, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger has an instance of this trope similar to above Buffy example.
Source: I'm Standing Right Here - Sometimes, however, a trope is named after something that isn't itself a good example of the trope — or isn't an instance of the trope at all.
Source: This Index Is Not an Example -
Exterminatus Now has an instance similar to the Ghostbusters (1984) example in this strip.
Source: That Makes Me Feel Angry
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Instance and Example. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/instance
Example & Instance. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/instance>.
Instance or Example. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/example/instance.
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