vicarious
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
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
experienced at secondhand
read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement
Related & opposite
- secondary similar to
Sense 2 adjective
occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
vicarious menstruation
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
vicarious atonement
Related & opposite
- exchangeable similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | secondary |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | medicine |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | abnormal |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | exchangeable |