epitomises
Is the quintessence
Epitomises is the British spelling of epitomizes, meaning to serve as a perfect example of something: Her work epitomises the modernist movement.
A person or thing that epitomises a quality embodies it so completely that they represent it to others: He epitomises everything wrong with the system.
Represents as human
- incarnatesMakes concrete in form
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
- exemplifiesRepresents through example
- typifiesRepresents a class perfectly
represents · symbolizes · encapsulates · expresses · illustrates · demonstrates · reflects · mirrors
First functional specimen
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
blueprint · standard · benchmark · icon · symbol · original · forerunner · precedent
Flawless model to emulate
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
- acmeUltimate point of attainment
apotheosis · summit · peak · culmination · excellence · superlative · finest · ultimate
Fundamental nature of something
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- coreCentral essential portion
heart · soul · nucleus · embodiment · summation · encapsulation
personifies
Represents as human
- incarnatesMakes concrete in form
- manifestsShows or demonstrates plainly
- exemplifiesRepresents through example
typifies · represents · symbolizes · encapsulates · expresses · illustrates · demonstrates · reflects · mirrors · actualizes
prototype
First functional specimen
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
template · blueprint · standard · benchmark · icon · symbol · original · forerunner · precedent · progenitor
paragon
Flawless model to emulate
- perfectionAbsence of any fault
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- zenithPoint straight overhead
acme · apotheosis · summit · peak · culmination · excellence · superlative · finest · ultimate · consummate
essence
Fundamental nature of something
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
core · heart · soul · nucleus · embodiment · summation · encapsulation
epitomisescontradicts
Denies or opposes directly
belies · defies · misrepresents · bucks · contravenes
epitomisescontradicts
Denies or opposes directly
negates · belies · refutes · undermines · opposes