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capsizing vs shipwreck

shipwreck vs capsizing

capsizing and shipwreck both are nouns.

capsizing is not a verb while shipwreck is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capsizing Yes No No No
shipwreck Yes No Yes No
As nouns, shipwreck is a hypernym of capsizing; that is, shipwreck is a word with a broader meaning than capsizing:
  • capsizing: (nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water
  • shipwreck: an accident that destroys a ship at sea
Other hypernyms of capsizing include wreck.
capsizing (noun) shipwreck (noun)
(nautical) the event of a boat accidentally turning over in the water a wrecked ship (or a part of one)
an accident that destroys a ship at sea
an irretrievable loss
capsizing (verb) shipwreck (verb)
destroy a ship
cause to experience shipwreck
ruin utterly
suffer failure, as in some enterprise
Difference between capsizing and shipwreck

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