providential
adjective
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 adjective
peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention
a heaven-sent rain saved the crops
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
relating to or characteristic of providence
assumption that nature operates only according to a providential plan
Related & opposite
- providence pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
resulting from divine providence
providential care
Related & opposite
- providence derivation
- providence derivation
- heavenly similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | miracle |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fortunate |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | providence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | providence |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | providence |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | heavenly |