Definition as Noun

• an occurrence of something
• punishment intended as a warning to others
• something to be imitated
• a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding
• an item of information that is typical of a class or group
• a representative form or pattern

• case, instance

• deterrent example, lesson, object lesson

• exemplar, model, good example

• exercise

• illustration, instance, representative

• model

• "it was a case of bad judgment"; "another instance occurred yesterday"; "but there is always the famous example of the Smiths"

• "they decided to make an example of him"

• "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"

• "you must work the examples at the end of each chapter in the textbook"

• "this patient provides a typical example of the syndrome"; "there is an example on page 10"

• "I profited from his example"

• Example vs case
• Example vs instance
• Example vs deterrent example
• Example vs lesson
• Example vs object lesson
• Example vs exemplar
• Example vs model
• Example vs good example
• Example vs exercise
• Example vs illustration
• Example vs representative