typified
Served as example
Typified is the past tense of typify, meaning to serve as a typical example or embody the essential characteristics of something: Her work typified the minimalist aesthetic of the era.
When something typifies a category, it represents what's most characteristic about it: The building typified postwar suburban architecture.
Purest embodiment of something
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- essenceFundamental nature of something
ideal · model · exemplar · personification · icon · symbol · hallmark · standard-bearer
Distinguishing quality or trait
- customaryDone by convention
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
- usualOccurring most often
normal · regular · representative · indicative · illustrative · classic · stereotypical · archetypal
quintessence
Purest embodiment of something
- epitomePerfect representative of type
- paradigmGoverning framework of thought
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
essence · ideal · model · exemplar · personification · icon · symbol · hallmark · standard-bearer · paragon
characteristic
Distinguishing quality or trait
- customaryDone by convention
- conventionalFollowing accepted practices
- standardLevel of quality accepted
usual · normal · regular · representative · indicative · illustrative · classic · stereotypical · archetypal · formulaic
benchmark
Standard for comparison
touchstone · barometer · measure · standard · baseline · norm · template · pattern · blueprint · guideline
epitomize
Represent the essence of
represent · illustrate · symbolize · manifest · incarnate · demonstrate · depict · portray · reflect · mirror
typifiedatypical
Not conforming to type
anomalous · exceptional · aberrant · unrepresentative · untypical
typifiedunique
Only one exists
one-of-a-kind · singular · individualized · particularized · sui generis