incumbent
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 official who holds an office
Types & categories
- holder hypernym
- official hypernym
- office-bearer hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
lying or leaning on something else
an incumbent geological formation
Related & opposite
- geology domain topic
- superjacent similar to
Sense 3 adjective
necessary (for someone) as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
it is incumbent on them to pay their own debts
Related & opposite
- necessary similar to
Sense 4 adjective
currently holding an office
the incumbent governor
Related & opposite
- incumbency derivation
- incumbency derivation
- current similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | holder |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | official |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | office-bearer |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | geology |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | superjacent |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | necessary |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incumbency |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | incumbency |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | current |