Meaning & use
hypernym
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A word whose meaning includes the meanings of more specific words, such as color for red and blue.
See it in a sentence
Vehicle is a hypernym that covers car, truck, and motorcycle.
Fruit is the hypernym under which apple, mango, and grape all fall.
A note on using this word
A hypernym and its more specific hyponyms describe the same relationship from opposite directions.
Words with a similar meaning
superordinate term
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
hyponym
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