List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 190

SYNONYMS: ideal, model, example, standard, pattern.
These nouns refer to someone or something worthy of imitation or duplication.

An ideal is a sometimes unattainable standard of perfection: Religion is the vision of the ultimate ideal.
A model is something to be imitated and often something deserving of imitation: Our friend is a model of a man. An example is a model that is likely to be imitated; the term often refers to something that serves rather as a deterrent or warning than as something to be emulated: He was a good example to us all.
A standard is an established criterion or recognized level of excellence regarded as being proper, fitting, or right: It is quite fair to test him by our standards.
A pattern serves as a model, plan, or guide in the creation of something: I will pattern myself after him.