Hypernyms for "state of affairs"
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Hypernyms
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absurd
acceptance
ballgame
challenge
childlessness
complication
crowding
disequilibrium
element
environment
equilibrium
exclusion
fish bowl
fishbowl
goldfish bowl
hotbed
inclusion
intestacy
new ballgame
picture
prison
prison house
rejection
scene
size
size of it
square one
status quo
the absurd
thing
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.