Synonyms for emblematic
- adjective
Most common
typical iconic characteristic archetypal symbolic symbolical typic
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Representative — very typical
representative, typical, iconic, characteristic, archetypal, exemplary
2. Symbolic — serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type
symbolic, symbolical, illustrative, figurative, emblematical
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Serving as, or relating to a symbol, emblem or illustration of a type.
- adj. 2
Very typical.
Related words
- Word family
- emblematical
Example sentences
- typical The typical Japanese person doesn't speak English.
- iconic The giraffe is one of Africa's most iconic animals.
- characteristic The defiant manner is characteristic of teenagers.
- archetypal Ziri is your archetypal hillbilly.
- symbolic The Japanese emperor is a merely symbolic figure.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| emblematic | rising | |
| typical | steady | |
| iconic | rising | |
| characteristic | falling | |
| archetypal | rising | |
| symbolic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- typic
- 6 letters
- iconic3
- 7 letters
- typical3
- 8 letters
- symbolic3
- 9 letters
- exemplary4
- 10 letters
- figurative4, archetypal3, symbolical
- 12 letters
- illustrative4, emblematical
- 14 letters
- representative5, characteristic5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (iconic3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- emblématique