Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun epitome

2 senses of epitome

Sense 1
prototype, paradigm, epitome, image -- (a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father")
       => model, example -- (a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example")

Sense 2
epitome -- (a brief abstract (as of an article or book))
       => outline, synopsis, abstract, precis -- (a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory)