REFLEXIVE PRONOUN Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase reflexive pronoun. (close relations)
Definition of REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
reflexives
Best Alternative Words for REFLEXIVE PRONOUN
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herself | ||||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject. • She; an intensive repetition of the female subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate. • The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; she (used of upper-class ladies, or sarcastically, of women who imagine themselves to be more important than others) | ||||||||
himself | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject • He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate • The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he himself. • The subject or non-reflexive object of a predicate; he (used of upper-class gentlemen, or sarcastically, of men who imagine themselves to be more important than others) | ||||||||
itself | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) it; A thing as the object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject • It; used to intensify the subject, especially to emphasize that it is the only participant in the predicate • It; used to refer back to an earlier subject | ||||||||
myself | adverb, nounadv, n | |||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) Me, as direct or indirect object the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition, when the speaker is also the subject. • Personally, for my part; used in apposition to I, sometimes for simple emphasis and sometimes with implicit exclusion of any others performing the activity described. • In my normal state of body or mind. • Me (as the object of a verb or preposition). • I (as the subject of a verb). • My name is... | ||||||||
ourselves | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. • We; intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate. | ||||||||
themselves | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). • The reflexive case of they, the third-person singular personal pronoun. The single person previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis). | ||||||||
yourself | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • (reflexive pronoun) Your own self (singular). • You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved. | ||||||||
yourselves | nounn | |||||||
pronoun • You (plural), used as the object of a verb or preposition, referring to the people being spoken to, previously mentioned. | ||||||||
reflexive | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a personal pronoun compounded with -self to show the agent's action affects the agent adjective satellite • without volition or conscious control • referring back to itself |