Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exemplify
2 senses of exemplify
Sense 1
exemplify, represent -- (be characteristic of; "This compositional style is exemplified by this fugue")
=> embody, be, personify -- (represent, as of a character on stage; "Derek Jacobi was Hamlet")
Sense 2
exemplify, illustrate, instance -- (clarify by giving an example of)
=> elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate -- (add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation")
Antonyms of adj exemplifying
1 sense of exemplifying
Sense 1
exemplifying, illustrative -- (clarifying by use of examples)
INDIRECT (VIA informative) -> uninformative -- (lacking information)
Similarity of adj exemplifying
1 sense of exemplifying
Sense 1
exemplifying, illustrative -- (clarifying by use of examples)
=> informative (vs. uninformative), informatory -- (providing or conveying information)