vicarious
/vy-KAIR-ee-us/adjectiveexperienced through the feelings or actions of another person
“Fans live vicariously through the tour vlogs.”
- Synonyms
- secondhand, indirect, surrogate
- Antonyms
- firsthand, direct
- Memory hook
- vicarius (substitute): someone else does the living.
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