archetype

Meaning

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

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

Example Sentences

This painting is the archetype of modern art.

He is the archetype of a successful entrepreneur.

Example Expressions

archetype of virtue

Synonyms

prototype, model, pattern, exemplar, standard, template

Entry 1

prototype, model, pattern, exemplar, standard, template

Entry 2

prototype, model, standard, exemplar, pattern

Antonyms

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

Entry 1

atypical, uncommon, deviation, exception, anomaly, irregularity

Entry 2

copy, imitation, replica

Collocations

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