vicarious
adjective [before noun] /vɪˈkeə.ri.əs/
/-ˈker.i-/ Definition
› experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself: They get a vicarious thrill from watching motor racing.Replacing and exchanging vicariously /-li/ adverb › Through her letters we were able vicariously to experience her excitement.Replacing and exchanging vicariousness /-nəs/ noun [U] Replacing and exchanging
(Definition of vicarious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alternatively adverb
- bargain sth away phrasal verb
- behalf noun
- change over phrasal verb
- compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
- countermand verb
- delegate noun
- pinch-hit verb
- pre-empt verb
- proxy noun
- refill noun
- refill verb
- represent verb (ACT FOR)
- spare noun
- substitute noun
- succeed verb (FOLLOW)
- succession noun
- supersede verb
- supplant verb
- swap verb
Topic:
Replacing and exchanging
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