intrigue
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
Types & categories
- plot hypernym
- priestcraft hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
cause to be interested or curious
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- fascination derivation
- fascination derivation
Sense 3 noun
a clandestine love affair
Types & categories
- romance hypernym
Sense 4 verb
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Types & categories
- plot hypernym
Related & opposite
- intrigue derivation
- connivance derivation
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cabal |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | scheme |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | machinate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | plot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | priestcraft |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | fascination |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | matter to |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | grab |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | romance |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | intrigue |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | connivance |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | plot |