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supermarket vs grocery

grocery vs supermarket

supermarket and grocery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
supermarket Yes No No No
grocery Yes No No No
As nouns, grocery is a hypernym of supermarket; that is, grocery is a word with a broader meaning than supermarket:
  • supermarket: a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods
  • grocery: a marketplace where groceries are sold
Other hypernyms of supermarket include food market, grocery store, market.
supermarket (noun) grocery (noun)
a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods a marketplace where groceries are sold
(usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer
Difference between supermarket and grocery

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