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fish bowl vs state of affairs

state of affairs vs fish bowl

fish bowl and state of affairs both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fish bowl Yes No No No
state of affairs Yes No No No
As nouns, state of affairs is a hypernym of fish bowl; that is, state of affairs is a word with a broader meaning than fish bowl:
  • fish bowl: a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
  • state of affairs: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Other hypernyms of fish bowl include situation.
fish bowl (noun) state of affairs (noun)
a transparent bowl in which small fish are kept the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a state of affairs in which you have no privacy
Difference between fish bowl and state of affairs

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