Vocabulary
Emblematic
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
serving as a symbol of a particular quality or concept; symbolic.
Urdu meaning
شاندار، تصور ، علامتی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The challenge for modern readers of Iqbal is the subduing of the poetic heart by the rational mind that is so emblematic of our age.
- Dynastic politics is emblematic of this.
- The conditions of the City Courts in Karachi are emblematic of the broader decay in Pakistan`s judicial infrastructure.
- Once billed as the final link in the Peshawar-Karachi corridor, the M6 has become emblematic of Pakistan`s inability to rationalise and prioritise development spending amidst difficult financial conditions.
- The recent suicide attack in Mir Ali, claimed by Aswad al-Harb, a group linked to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur network, is emblematic of this shift.
Synonyms
symbolic, representative, demonstrative, suggestive, symptomatic, indicative, typical
Antonyms
representational, realistic
Curator example
“this case is emblematic of a larger problem”
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