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model
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of MODEL
1
an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size <the dollhouse was a tiny, perfect model of the family's actual house>
Synonyms miniature
Related Words carbon, carbon copy, clone, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, replication, reproduction; dwarf, midget, mini, pocket edition, pygmy (also pigmy)
2
a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising <the most famous models can earn thousands of dollars an hour>
3
someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation <she's the very model of the dedicated teacher>
Synonyms beau ideal, classic, eidolon, exemplar, idea, model, nonesuch, nonpareil, paragon, patron saint
Related Words role model; embodiment, epitome, incarnation, manifestation, personification, phantom, pink; archetype, example, mirror, paradigm, pattern; guideline, principle, rule; gauge (also gage), standard, touchstone; essence, quintessence; acme, apex, apotheosis, culmination, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith
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