Antonyms for vicariouslyvi·car·i·ous·ly

Princeton's WordNet

1. vicariouslyadverb

   indirectly, as, by, or through a substitute

   "she enjoyed the wedding vicariously"

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1. United States:

   My campaign has released aone-sentence press release calling Donald Trump a' jagoff,' which is Western Pennsylvania for jerk, populism has adark side and Donald Trump is mining that for all it’s worth by saying reprehensible things about Muslims, about immigrants, about you name it. If you get to live vicariously through that and cheer Donald Trump on, Ido n’t expect to get your vote, and frankly, Ido n’t wantit.

2. Discovery Channel star Dave Turin:

   We work long hours — 12 hours a day, six days a week. The gold matters to these guys and what you see is you see us toiling. It is a struggle, he said. People live vicariously through us because we go to some crazy places. there are millions of people that do this job and take it very seriously. It’s a good profession that has taken some hits. I am passionate about mining and mining in the correct way.

3. Jerry Skinner:

   Nothing happens in Russia that he doesn't approve of, therefore vicariously he's responsible.

4. Tony Dokoupil:

   A lot of people also living vicariously through her, being able to say, well someone said, 'I don't want this job, I got a better job. Take that!' she had a lot of options.

5. Aldous Huxley:

   One of the great attractions of patriotism -- it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

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