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REFLEXIVE PRONOUN Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the phrase reflexive pronoun. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the phrase reflexive pronoun. (close relations)
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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

Best Hypernyms For REFLEXIVE PRONOUN

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