Hypernyms for "matter"
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addendum
antimatter
area
back matter
blind spot
dark matter
deposit
dictation
emanation
end matter
fluid
front matter
glop
goo
gook
goop
guck
gunk
hard copy
least
muck
ooze
postscript
prelims
press
recitation
remit
res adjudicata
res judicata
residue
sediment
slime
sludge
soft copy
solid
solute
substance
supplement
system
text
textual matter
typescript
vegetable matter
weigh
ylem
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.