Word meaning
vicarious
adjective · vy-KAIR-ee-us
What does vicarious mean?
Vicarious means experienced through the actions of another person.
Vicarious in a sentence
“I get vicarious thrills from watching travel videos.”
Synonyms for vicarious
- indirect
- secondhand
- surrogate
Where does vicarious come from?
From Latin vicarius, "substitute."
How to remember vicarious
- Say it out loud a few times: vy-KAIR-ee-us.
- Write one sentence of your own using vicarious, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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