📜archetype

Meaning

The original model or perfect example from which others are copied or derived.

A very typical example of a certain person or thing; an original model or prototype.

Example Sentences

He is the archetype of a successful entrepreneur.

This painting is the archetype of modern art.

Example Expressions

archetype of virtue

Synonyms

prototype, model, standard, exemplar, pattern, template

Entry 1

prototype, model, standard, exemplar, pattern

Entry 2

prototype, model, pattern, exemplar, standard, template

Antonyms

copy, imitation, replica, atypical, uncommon, deviation, exception, anomaly, irregularity

Entry 1

copy, imitation, replica

Entry 2

atypical, uncommon, deviation, exception, anomaly, irregularity

Collocations

cultural archetype, archetype of hero, Jungian archetype, archetype figure