Synonyms for epitomize
ɪˈpɪt əˌmaɪzepit·o·mize

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1. epitomizeverb

   Synonyms:
   sum up

2. epitomizeverb

   To make an epitome of.

   Synonyms:
   sum up

3. epitomizeverb

   To be an epitome of.

   Synonyms:
   sum up

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. epitomize

   Synonyms:
   abbreviate, abridge, amputate, boil down, condense, curtail, cut down, reduce, retrench, sum up, summarize

   Antonyms:
   amplify, augment, develop, dilate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, extend, increase, unfold, widen

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. typify, epitomize, epitomiseverb

   embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

   "The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition"

   Synonyms:
   symbolize, typify, represent, symbolise, epitomise, stand for

Matched Categories

1. • Represent

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. epitomizeverb

   Synonyms:
   abridge, abbreviate, shorten, condense, reduce, contract, make an abstract of

2. epitomizeverb

   Synonyms:
   curtail, cut short

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:2.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "epitomize":

   embody

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How to use epitomize in a sentence?

1. Wang Man:

   These activists epitomize the spirit of the times. They are young, confident, ready to challenge established norms.

2. Andrew Watkins:

   Bagram grew into such a massive military installation that, as with few other bases in Afghanistan and even Iraq, it came to symbolize and epitomize the phrase ‘mission creep’.

3. John Denver:

   I epitomize America.