Hypernyms for "figure"
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Hypernyms
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amount
amount of money
apprehend
be
body
compass
comprehend
conceive of
decoration
dig
effect
envisage
evaluate
form
get the picture
grasp
grok
ideate
illustration
imagine
important person
impression
influential person
integer
judge
maneuver
manoeuvre
model
organic structure
ornament
ornamentation
pass judgment
percept
perception
perceptual experience
personage
physical structure
play
reason
rhetorical device
savvy
shape
simulation
sum
sum of money
whole number
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.