MODELS Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of model

as in reproductions

an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size the dollhouse was a tiny, perfect model of the family's actual house

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as in figures

a person who poses with or wears merchandise (as clothes) often for pictorial advertising the most famous models can earn thousands of dollars an hour

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as in ideas

someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation she's the very model of the dedicated teacher

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verb

present tense third-person singular of model

as in patterns

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Recent Examples of models

Noun

OpenAI's choice to end developers' access to its models via Cursor is not a first in the industry. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 This is why the results from the MHS research preview and Anthropic’s frontier AI models are so meaningful. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026 What a bidet means for home value A basic manual attachment can be installed in under 10 minutes, though more elaborate models often need a professional. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Week 0 takes place before analysts, sportsbooks and statistical models have any current-season performance data. — Giovanni Malloy, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The playable character models and even roaming NPCs feature incredible outfit details. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026 His stylish and souvenir models run up to 20 euros ($24) while the cheapest costs 6 euros. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for models

Noun

One can imagine the burden of splitting up a valuable estate and the myriad decisions about how to run it posthumously, such as whether to license the name or make reproductions.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
The widely available listings are reproductions, not salvaged restaurant fixtures.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproductions

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But Jarmond later worked with a search committee that included prominent UCLA figures Bob Myers, Adam Peters and Casey Wasserman on the hiring of Bob Chesney, who quickly injected hope and optimism into the football program.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
The backlash went beyond online and reached political figures like New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin, who sent The Met committee a letter urging them to reconsider honoring Galliano.

— Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of figures

Noun

Trying to fit Hinduism into Western categories of theisms diverges from the tradition’s diverse history of ideas while mixing internal understandings with European perspectives and categories.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Algorithms can be implemented in different programming languages, in much the same way that ideas can be expressed in English, Mandarin, or Arabic.

— Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of ideas

Verb

The system conditions physicians to go above and beyond, to pre-round an hour before they're asked, to absorb expanding workloads without complaint, because that's what doctors do.

— Kwame Christian Esq, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The discomfort stems not from graphic imagery, but from recognition — the realization that contemporary visual culture increasingly conditions audiences through loops of deferred resolution.

— Andrew S. Jacobson, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

For centuries, Arctic cold has kept plant life small, a sort of dollhouse of Earth's miniatures.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Most of these miniatures and tone poems were inspired by Hopkins’ childhood — his parents, his hometown, the day the circus came.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of miniatures

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Silvester’s concept became the Falcon Study, a new interpretation of the original developed by his San Diego start-up Q7 Yacht Designs, with naval architecture by Dutch firm Dykstra, known for its work on the series of nascent J-Class examples.

— Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
There are already examples in other sports of athletes moving between professional and college systems without producing the same alarm.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of examples

Verb

By contrast, Murphy fashions the moment into a statement on trauma, with Bret’s reflections about his youthful naïveté mirroring some of the language of the #MeToo movement.

— Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Huckleberry is a cozy little spot that fashions itself as a sea-to-plate and farm-to-table joint with a twist of Southern charm.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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