Antonyms 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

Matched Categories

1. • Inflection
   • Position

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.7 / 17 votes

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

How to use paradigm in a sentence?

1. Allen Tsui:

   Kano offers paradigm game-changing opportunities for teaching computer science.

2. Marc Molinaro:

   It is now a new settled paradigm, and the states under this Constitution have the right to establish their policy.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   Its a paradigm shift because were dealing with young people, people who are going to be asymptomatic, and people who are getting infected in a community setting, not an outbreak setting where you know who to identify, isolate and contact trace.

4. David Rutter:

   We held several roundtables...to deeply consider what the possible implications of the blockchain were, and what it could possibly do to save money, and time, and to create a better paradigm for the world of Wall Street and finance.

5. Johanna Olson-Kennedy:

   It’s about changing the cultural paradigm so we can do whatever we can to mitigate those challenges.

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