Quintessential
Quintessential adjective - Constituting, serving as, or worthy of being a pattern to be imitated.
Stereotypical and quintessential are semantically related. in typical topic. In some cases you can use "Stereotypical" instead an adjective "Quintessential".
Nearby Word: quintessence
Stereotypical
Stereotypical adjective - Lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality.
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Synonyms for Stereotypical
Quintessential and stereotypical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Quintessential" instead an adjective "Stereotypical".
Nearby Words: stereotype, stereotyped
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Related pairs
- model and quintessential
- model and stereotypical
- prime and quintessential
- prime and stereotypical
- typical and quintessential
- typical and stereotypical
- representative and quintessential
- representative and stereotypical
- common and quintessential
- common and stereotypical
- stock and quintessential
- stock and stereotypical
- regular and quintessential
- regular and stereotypical
Both words in one sentence
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Quintessential British Gentleman: Simon Graham, though he's more lively than the stereotypical British scholar, a typical trait of whom is generally not a fascination with execution and torture.
Source: Film / The Last Samurai -
As the quintessential Southern Rock band, their entire sound is pretty much synonymous with stereotypical "Southernness" nowadays, though whether you regard this as good or bad is a matter of opinion.
Source: Deep South -
I Am Very British: It may be difficult to find another British comedian who embodies all the stereotypical ideas about the Quintessential British Gentleman more than Cleese.
Source: Creator / John Cleese
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