English adjective: emblematic | |||
| 1. | emblematic serving as a visible symbol for something abstract | ||
| Samples | A crown is emblematic of royalty. The spinning wheel was as symbolic of colonical Massachusetts as the codfish. | ||
| Synonyms | emblematical, symbolic, symbolical | ||
| Similar | representative | ||
| Antonyms | nonrepresentative, unsymbolic | ||
| 2. | emblematic being or serving as an illustration of a type | ||
| Samples | The free discussion that is emblematic of democracy. An action exemplary of his conduct. | ||
| Synonyms | exemplary, typic | ||
| Similar | typical | ||
| Antonyms | atypical, untypical | ||