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EFFERENT Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word efferent. (exact relations)
There are 2 hypernyms of the word efferent. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for EFFERENT

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centrifugal
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to move away from a center

adjective satellite

• tending away from centralization, as of authority

• conveying information to the muscles from the CNS

emigrant
nounn
noun

• someone who leaves one country to settle in another

expelling
verbv
noun

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

out
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
adjective

• not allowed to continue to bat or run

noun

• (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

adverb

• away from home

• moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden

• from one's possession

adjective satellite

• being out or having grown cold

• not worth considering as a possibility

• out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election

• excluded from use or mention

• directed outward or serving to direct something outward

• no longer fashionable

• outside or external

• outer or outlying

• knocked unconscious by a heavy blow

verb

• to state openly and publicly one's homosexuality

• reveal (something) about somebody's identity or lifestyle

• be made known; be disclosed or revealed

outflowing
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• that is flowing outward

outgoing
adjectiveadj
adjective

• leaving a place or a position

• retiring from a position or office

adjective satellite

• at ease in talking to others

outward
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind

adverb

• toward the outside

adjective satellite

• that is going out or leaving

retiring
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• not arrogant or presuming

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

• reluctant to draw attention to yourself

emanative
adjectiveadj
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exiting
adjectiveadj
noun

• an opening that permits escape or release

• euphemistic expressions for death

• the act of going out

verb

• move out of or depart from

• lose the lead

• pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

motorial
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

efferent nerve
nounn
noun

• a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

motor nerve
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

Best Hypernyms For EFFERENT

Here is a list of related hypernyms for efferent, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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nerve nervus

Alternatives for CENTRIFUGAL

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