Synonyms for paradigm
ˈpær əˌdaɪm, -dɪmpar·a·digm

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1. paradigmnoun

   An example serving as a model or pattern; a template.

   Synonyms:
   model, exemplar, worldview

2. paradigmnoun

   A set of all forms which contain a common element, especially the set of all inflectional forms of a word or a particular grammatical category.

   The paradigm of go is go, went, gone.

   Synonyms:
   worldview, model, exemplar

3. paradigmnoun

   A system of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality.

   Synonyms:
   model, worldview, exemplar

4. paradigmnoun

   A conceptual framework—an established thought process.

   Synonyms:
   exemplar, model, worldview

5. paradigmnoun

   A way of thinking which can occasionally lead to misleading predispositions; a prejudice. A route of mental efficiency which has presumably been verified by affirmative results/predictions.

   Synonyms:
   model, worldview, exemplar

6. paradigmnoun

   A philosophy consisting of ‘top-bottom’ ideas (namely biases which could possibly make the practitioner susceptible to the ‘confirmation bias’).

   Synonyms:
   worldview, exemplar, model

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1. paradigmnoun

   systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

   Synonyms:
   epitome, prototype, image, substitution class

2. prototype, paradigm, epitome, imagenoun

   a standard or typical example

   "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"

   Synonyms:
   range, effigy, trope, figure of speech, ikon, figure, substitution class, simulacrum, range of a function, image, epitome, persona, look-alike, icon, prototype, mental image, double, picture

3. substitution class, paradigmnoun

   the class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

   Synonyms:
   epitome, prototype, image, substitution class

4. paradigmnoun

   the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time

   "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"

   Synonyms:
   epitome, prototype, image, substitution class

Matched Categories

1. • Inflection
   • Position

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1. List of paraphrases for "paradigm":

   model, paradigmatic

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1. Hendrith Smith:

   Cars are evolving to match the new paradigm. Soon, things like steering wheels, pedals and rear-view mirrors will seem ancient. More practically, we will all be better able to optimize our time and attention to focus on more important tasks, family, work, and self care.

2. Sylvester Stallone:

   Eventually all talent will rise to the top. It’s just a matter of, I guess, a new paradigm and a new way of thinking, i really owe everything to these two young men, for sure.

3. Dominic Wallington:

   They can do silly things, what creates bear markets differs, but the process that investors go through is the same. You'll get denial because people think that the old paradigm holds.

4. Douglas Vaughan:

   So, in aggregate, we see the effect on longevity, but you can imagine it's largely through effects on cardiovascular risk and metabolic risk, it suggests potentially at a defined point in life, say age 50, if you adhere to a healthy paradigm like this, you can have an impact on your longevity and on your health span.

5. Masayoshi Son:

   I think a big paradigm shift is coming, the biggest theme in my view is the Singularity. I think it is coming into reality in the next 30 years. For that vision, I am exercising that strategy. $ 100 billion is an interesting size of ammunition. In my view, that is the beginning. My passion is bigger than many people think.