Hypernyms for "mate"
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Hypernyms
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animal
animate being
associate
beast
beat
beat out
beverage
bring together
brute
chess move
conjoin
creature
crush
domestic partner
drink
drinkable
duplicate
duplication
fauna
friend
holly
join
officer
potable
relation
relative
shell
ship''s officer
significant other
singleton
spousal equivalent
spouse equivalent
trounce
vanquish
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.