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There are multiple synonyms for the word quintessential. Some options include capital, flawless, ideal, master and superior, paramount, perfect and ranking.
A few possible synonyms for 'iconic' could be quintessential, archetypal or epochal. These mean important or significant or the perfect embodiment of something.
That photograph caught a quintessential moment in our nation's hsitory.
No the word quintessential is not a noun. It is an adjective.
Beyond our solar system, the heavens are made up of only quintessential elements.
Quintessential Quidnunc
"Quintessential" is an adjective that describes the perfect example of a particular type, The quintessential quarterback would be one who has all of the traits and qualities those who are knowledgeable about football would expect from a quarterback. There are quintessential villains and heroes. It could be that "quintessential" is generally used to describe people, but that may not be necessarily true.
synonymize
word for word
The antonym of the word 'synonym' is 'antonym'.
"Alternate word" is a noun-phrase that is kind of a synonym for the word "synonym. There is no one exact word that means the same as synonym.
"Alternate word" is a noun-phrase that is kind of a synonym for the word "synonym. There is no one exact word that means the same as synonym.