antimodel C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˌæntiˈmɑdəl/ UK /ˌæntiˈmɒdəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a negative example showing how something should not be done His chaotic management served as an antimodel for the trainees. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a negative example showing... counterexample ↔ Opposites modelexemplarparagon Word family Related forms model Etymology AI details A modern transparent compound from anti- ('opposite to') + model, the latter from Middle French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus ('measure'). antí Ancient Greek modulus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # antimodel **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌæntiˈmɑdəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌæntiˈmɒdəl/ ## Meanings 1. a negative example showing how something should not be done ## Examples - His chaotic management served as an antimodel for the trainees. ## Synonyms - counterexample ## Antonyms - model - exemplar - paragon ## Related Forms - model ## Roots and Affixes - Root: antí - Root: modulus ## Etymology A modern transparent compound from anti- ('opposite to') + model, the latter from Middle French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus ('measure'). ## AI Etymology Antimodel is a noun meaning "a negative example showing how something should not be done". Historically, it is a modern transparent compound from anti- ('opposite to') + model, the latter from Middle French modelle, from Italian modello, from Latin modulus ('measure'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: antimodel is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Ancient Greek antí with Latin modulus. A close English family member is model. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown