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model

n.

A person or thing worthy of imitation
paragon, archetype, prototype, exemplar, pattern, paradigm, ideal, role model, beau ideal, good example, shining example, hero, heroine, idol, demigod, saint, epitome, mirror; see also paragon.
Anything that is copied
original, example, pattern, standard, precedent, archetype, prototype, type, paradigm, text, guide, design, mold, criterion, rule, touchstone, gauge, ideal, shape, form, specimen, exemplar, principle, basis, sketch, antetype; see also criterion.
A duplicate on a small scale
miniature, image, illustration, representation, reduction, statue, statuette, figure, figurine, effigy, idol, mock-up, skeleton, portrait, photograph, relief, print, engraving; see also copy, duplicate.
One who poses professionally
poser, sitter, manikin, mannequin; see nude.
Kinds of models include: portrait, artist's, fashion, sculptor's, photographic.

model refers to a representation made to be copied or, more generally, to any person or thing to be followed or imitated because of excellence, worth, etc.; example suggests that which is presented as a sample, or that which sets a precedent for imitation, whether good or bad; a pattern is a model, guide, plan, etc. to be strictly followed; paradigm can refer to an example that serves as a model, but is uncommon now except in its grammatical sense of an example of a declension or conjugation giving all the inflectional forms of a word; archetype applies to the original pattern serving as the model for all later things of the same kind or to a typical or perfect example of a type; standard refers to something established for use as a rule or a basis of comparison in judging quality, value, etc.

model Synonyms

model

v.

To form
shape, mold, fashion; see create 2, form 1.
To imitate a model
copy, trace, duplicate, sketch, reduce, represent, print, die, counterfeit, caricature, parody, burlesque, steal one's stuff*, register*; see also illustrate 1, paint 1.
To serve as a model
sit, act as model, set an example; see pose 2.
To demonstrate
show, show off, wear, parade, pose in; see also display 1.

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Another word for model

noun

A small-scale representation of something:
miniature. See same
One that is worthy of imitation or duplication:
beau ideal, example, exemplar, ideal, mirror, paradigm, pattern, standard. See good

verb

To take as a model or make conform to a model.
On, upon, or after: copy, emulate, follow, imitate, pattern (on, upon, or after). Idioms: follow in the footsteps of, follow suit, follow the example of. See same
To give form to by or as if by pressing and kneading:
form, mold, shape. See surface