All archetypal synonyms
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A a adj archetypal
- stereotypical — a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
- quintessential — of the pure and essential essence of something: the quintessential Jewish delicatessen.
- average — An average is the result that you get when you add two or more numbers together and divide the total by the number of numbers you added together.
- classic — A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- conventional — Someone who is conventional has behaviour or opinions that are ordinary and normal.
- hackneyed — let out, employed, or done for hire.
- model — a standard or example for imitation or comparison.
- prime — of the first importance; demanding the fullest consideration: a prime requisite.
- representative — a person or thing that represents another or others.
- standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
- stock — a supply of goods kept on hand for sale to customers by a merchant, distributor, manufacturer, etc.; inventory.
- textbook — a book used by students as a standard work for a particular branch of study.
- trite — lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale: the trite phrases in his letter.
- cliched — If you describe something as clichéd, you mean that it has been said, done, or used many times before, and is boring or untrue.
- paradigmatic — of or relating to a paradigm.
adjective archetypal
- typical — of the nature of or serving as a type or representative specimen.
- prototypical — the original or model on which something is based or formed.