Exemplary and Execrable

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Exemplary adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.

Usage example: as a hospital volunteer you have given exemplary service to your community

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Execrable is an antonym for exemplary.

Nearby Word: exemplar

Execrable adjective - Not following or in accordance with standards of honor and decency.

Usage example: a sordid murder case that was covered with execrable excess by the newspaper tabloids and cable news outlets

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Exemplary is an antonym for execrable.

Nearby Words: execration, execrated, execrably, execrating

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