exemplifies
Serves as model
Exemplifies means serves as a typical example or illustration of something.
When a person or thing exemplifies a quality, they embody it so clearly that they could represent the whole category: Her career exemplifies what dedication can achieve.
The word implies the example is particularly fitting or representative, not just one instance among many.
Flawless model to emulate
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- apotheosisPeak or deification
archetype · paradigm · perfection · standard · benchmark · essence · ideal · acme
Express through physical form
- personifyRepresent as human
- incarnateGiven bodily form
- typifyEmbody characteristic traits
- representStand in for
manifest · epitomize · symbolize · express · demonstrate · reflect · mirror · illustrate
paragon
Flawless model to emulate
- pinnacleUtmost summit or spire
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
apotheosis · archetype · paradigm · perfection · standard · benchmark · essence · ideal · acme · zenith
embody
Express through physical form
represent · manifest · epitomize · symbolize · express · demonstrate · reflect · mirror · illustrate · characterize
demonstrate
Show or prove something
elucidate · explain · reveal · highlight · underscore · prove · evidence · indicate · display · present
benchmark
Standard for comparison
gauge · norm · baseline · measure · touchstone · barometer · litmus · reference · guideline · specification
- signifiesrepresents, means, signifies, denotes, stands for
exemplifiescontradicts
Denies or opposes directly
refutes · negates · disproves · belies · contravenes
exemplifiesdefies
Openly resists or challenges
violates · contradicts · bucks · flouts · goes against