Synonyms for role model
role mod·el

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1. role modelnoun

   Synonyms:
   exemplar

2. role modelnoun

   A person who serves as an example, whose behavior is emulated by others

   Synonyms:
   exemplar

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 6 votes

1. model, role modelnoun

   someone worthy of imitation

   "every child needs a role model"

   Synonyms:
   good example, framework, theoretical account, poser, exemplar, manakin, simulation, modelling, modeling, example, fashion model, manikin, model, mannikin, mannequin

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1. role model

   Read the full text of the Role Model poem by Chris Pearson on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Dylan Wentland:

   Hes sat behind us for years with his dad. He was just having a good timeI go, Dude, whats wrong with you? What kind of role model are you for the kid?

2. Jeffrey Lichtman:

   Every role model, every male relative on his father's side was in jail or just got out of jail. This is the normal for Rashaun Weaver.

3. Mark Broadie:

   [ Se Ri Pak's 1998 US Women's Open ] win led to a huge growth in golf in South Korea which now has 4 of the top 10 and 39 of the top 100 players in the Rolex World Rankings, my guess is that Yasuhiko Abe will become an icon and role model in Japan and will inspire a generation of younger Japanese players( and likely beyond Japan).

4. Greg Genske:

   We have moved on, he is going to be cognizant of the fact that he is a role model.

5. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

   He became a role model when I realized some of the things that scared me and bothered me about race relations in America were things that he addressed, he gave me a way to speak about it that had all of the elements of trying to make something better, rather than just being angry. Read More.