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Definitions

exemplary

[ig-zem-pluh-ree, eg-zuhm-pler-ee] / ɪgˈzɛm plə ri, ˈɛg zəmˌplɛr i /
ADJECTIVE
ideal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admirable commendable estimable excellent honorable laudable meritorious sterling typical
WEAK
batting a thousand blameless bueno characteristic classic classical correct good guiltless illustrative inculpable innocent irreprehensible model neato not bad not too shabby paradigmatic praiseworthy prototypical punctilious pure quintessential representative righteous virtuous worthy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bad dishonorable poor unworthy
WEAK
erring incorrect unideal wrong

Example Sentences

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So after eight years fashioning the office of the presidency, he did something simple and exemplary: He went home.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

The New South Wales coroner said Dr Andrea Boros-Lavack had provided 40-year-old Cauchi "exemplary" care over a long period, but failed to heed warnings from family that he may be relapsing, years before the attack.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

"The Russian-Chinese comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation is exemplary," Putin said in the video broadcast on Russian state TV.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

The fit and finish were exemplary; and shutlines and panel gaps are precise to aerospace tolerances.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

And he was wrong about the Beni, the place they inhabited—wrong in a way that is instructive, even exemplary.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann