Exemplary — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worthy of imitation

being or serving as an illustration of a type

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛɡzˈɛmplɚɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpləɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛɡzˈɛmpləɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /ɛɡzˈɛmplɚɹi/.

Examples

exemplary behavior
model citizens
the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

emblematic admonitory warning cautionary typic monitory model

Parts of Speech

adjective	worthy of imitation “exemplary behavior”
adjective	being or serving as an illustration of a type “the free discussion that is emblematic of democracy”
adjective	serving to warn “shook a monitory finger at him”

Word Forms

example	noun	something to be imitated
exemplar	noun	something to be imitated
emblem	noun	a visible symbol representing an abstract idea
type	noun	a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
admonish	verb	admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior
caution	noun	a warning against certain acts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

exemplarisch

nachahmenswert

🇫🇷French

exemplaire

digne d'être imité

🇪🇸Spanish

ejemplar

digno de imitar

🇮🇹Italian

esemplare

degno di imitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

voorbeeldig

imitatie waardig

🇵🇹Portuguese

exemplar

digno de imitação

🇷🇺Russian

образцовый

достойный подражания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनुकरणीय

अनुकरण के योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

অনুকরণীয়

অনুকরণের যোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்மாதிரியான

பின்பற்றத்தக்கது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆదర్శప్రాయమైన

అనుకరణకు అర్హమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

अनुकरणीय

अनुकरण करण्यास योग्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનુકરણીય

અનુકરણ કરવા લાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನುಕರಣೀಯ

ಅನುಕರಣೆ ಯೋಗ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാതൃകാപരമായ

അനുകരിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਿਸਾਲੀ

ਨਕਲ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

مثالی

تقلید کے لائق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

模范的

值得效仿

🇯🇵Japanese

模範的な

模倣する価値がある

🇰🇷Korean

전형적인

본받을 만한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mẫu mực

đáng để bắt chước

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นแบบอย่าง

สมควรแก่การเลียนแบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

teladan

layak untuk ditiru

🇵🇭Filipino

huwaran

karapat-dapat tularan

🇲🇾Malay

teladan

patut ditiru

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثالي

يستحق التقليد

🇮🇷Persian

نمونه

شایسته تقلید

🇹🇷Turkish

örnek niteliğinde

taklit edilmeye değer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹפְתִי

ראוי לחיקוי

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What is the primary definition of the word 'exemplary'?

The primary meaning of 'exemplary' is 'worthy of imitation'.

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Using 'exemplary' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'exemplary' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'exemplary' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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