Thinking and knowing
Synonyms for model
Synonyms for model: example, framework and mannequin. Every one of them is a hand audited pair from the Synonym Stack word bank, shown below in the sense it fits, in a real sentence, and beside the words that only look close.
The 3 synonyms for model
Interchangeable with model, one per sense
Audited under model's own entry, so the meaning quoted is the one model carries in that sense.
- examplenoun, in the sense "something to be imitated"
- frameworknoun, in the sense "a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process"
Recorded from the other side of the pair
These entries were written under the other word and name model as the true synonym, so the sense quoted is theirs.
- mannequinmannequin is a noun in the sense "a woman who wears clothes to display fashions"
two of these come from model's own entries in the bank, and one was audited from the other word's side of the pair. Both directions were read by a human, and only the sense quoted differs.
something to be imitated
He is the very model of a modern major general.
model in 2 more sentences, same sense
- The tailor kept a perfectly finished jacket on display as the model for every apprentice in the shop.
- She held up the senior partner's clean, methodical report as the model for how associates should write memos.
How it behaves: In this sense model usually follows a possessive or definite article and is often paired with "of" or "for" to name what it exemplifies, as in a fairly formal or admiring register.
The true synonym
example
Same sentence, swapped: He is the very example of a modern major general.
Close but different
These three are the other tiles the game puts on screen for this sense, and the note above says why the closest of them fails. None is a synonym for model in the sentence quoted.
- simulation
- mannequin
- value
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
The computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
The true synonym
framework
Same sentence, swapped: The computer program was based on a framework of the circulatory and respiratory systems.
Close but different
Distractors, not synonyms. This entry has no written reason line yet, so read them against the sentence and the sense above.
- speculation
- assumption
- conjecture
Where model turns up in the game
model is the word under test in two puzzles, spread across two difficulty tiers. It also sits on the board as one of the three wrong tiles in three other puzzles, where the answer is a different word entirely.
The puzzles where model is the trap
- examplenoun, Tier 1, Foothills. The answer there is instance, in the sense "an item of information that is typical of a class or group", with model sitting one tile away.
- captainnoun, Tier 3, Ridgeline. The answer there is chieftain, in the sense "the leader of a group of people", so model is there to be ruled out.
- doubleadjective, Tier 4, High Camp. The answer there is twofold, in the sense "twice as great or many", and model is on the board beside it.
Play model
The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so model reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.
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Closest first: other thinking and knowing words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.
The wrong tile gets explained too
Synonym Stack plays from this exact bank. model carries 1 written reason line, and the game shows them the moment a round ends, whichever tile you tapped.