epitomised
Was the essence
Epitomised is the British spelling of epitomized, the past tense of epitomize.
To epitomize something is to be a perfect example of it: She epitomised elegance.
A thing can also epitomize a quality by representing it in concentrated form: The building epitomised everything wrong with brutalist architecture.
Represented as human
- incarnatedGiven bodily existence
- exemplifiedShowed by instance
- typifiedRepresented a type
- representedStood in for another
symbolized · manifested · encapsulated · expressed · captured · distilled · crystallized · concentrated
Contained within a covering
- condensedMade more compact
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- compressedReduced by pressure
- abstractedLost in thought
synthesized · reduced · concentrated · crystallized · abbreviated · shortened · captured · snapshot
personified
Represented as human
- incarnatedGiven bodily existence
- exemplifiedShowed by instance
- typifiedRepresented a type
represented · symbolized · manifested · encapsulated · expressed · captured · distilled · crystallized · concentrated · condensed
encapsulated
Contained within a covering
- condensedMade more compact
- distilledPurified by vaporization
- compressedReduced by pressure
abstracted · synthesized · reduced · concentrated · crystallized · abbreviated · shortened · captured · snapshot · précis
paragon
Flawless model to emulate
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- apotheosisPeak or deification
pinnacle · acme · zenith · perfection · ideal · model · standard · benchmark · paradigm · exemplar
symbol
Representational mark or sign
allegory · metaphor · personification · image · figure · portrait · likeness · depiction · token · badge
epitomisedcontradicted
Opposed a statement
belied · misrepresented · obscured · distorted · approximated