epitomized
Was the quintessence
Epitomized is the past tense of epitomize, meaning to serve as a perfect example or embodiment of something: Her career epitomized the American dream.
When something epitomizes a quality or concept, it represents that thing in its most typical or concentrated form: The building epitomized modernist architecture.
Represented as human
- incarnateGiven bodily form
- manifestedShowed or revealed plainly
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
- incarnationQuality given bodily presence
avatar · personification · embodiment · exemplar · represented · symbolized · encapsulated · expressed
Flawless model to emulate
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
paradigm · template · exemplar · touchstone · yardstick · gold-standard · criterion · pattern
Fundamental nature of something
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- purestSuperlative of uncontaminated
- definitiveSettling a question finally
consummate · ultimate · archetypal · prototypical · classic · essential · concentrated · refined
Shown with images
- demonstratedShowed or proved something
- showcasedDisplayed with prominence
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
case · instance · specimen · sample · example · illustration · displayed · exhibited
personified
Represented as human
- incarnateGiven bodily form
- manifestedShowed or revealed plainly
- embodiedGiven corporeal expression
incarnation · avatar · personification · embodiment · exemplar · represented · symbolized · encapsulated · expressed · realized
paragon
Flawless model to emulate
prototype · paradigm · template · exemplar · touchstone · yardstick · gold-standard · criterion · pattern · blueprint
essence
Fundamental nature of something
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- crystallizationForming ordered solid structure
- purestSuperlative of uncontaminated
definitive · consummate · ultimate · archetypal · prototypical · classic · essential · concentrated · refined · encapsulated
illustrated
Shown with images
- demonstratedShowed or proved something
- showcasedDisplayed with prominence
- highlightedMarked for emphasis
exemplar · case · instance · specimen · sample · example · illustration · displayed · exhibited · represented
epitomizedcontradicted
Opposed a statement
belied · defied · misrepresented · distorted · undermined