designing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
he contributed to the design of a new instrument
Types & categories
- creating by mental acts hypernym
- planning hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest
a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue
Related & opposite
- artful similar to
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | creating by mental acts |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | planning |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | artful |