Exemplar and Standard

Exemplar

Exemplar noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.
Usage example: few of history's heroes were quite the exemplars that generations of schoolteachers made them out to be
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Synonyms for Exemplar

Standard is a synonym for exemplar in quality topic. In some cases you can use "Standard" instead a noun "Exemplar", when it comes to topics like model, ideal, thing, good.

Nearby Word: exemplary

Standard

Standard noun - What is typical of a group, class, or series.
Usage example: somewhat shorter than the standard for boys that age

Exemplar is a synonym for standard in guideline topic. You can use "Exemplar" instead a noun "Standard", if it concerns topics such as quality, thing, good, pattern.

How words are described

good good exemplar good standard
particular particular exemplar particular standard
common common exemplar common standard
moral moral exemplar moral standard
Other adjectives: major.
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