What does "vicariously" mean?

In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.

What is a synonym for "vicariously"?

Common synonyms include: by proxy, indirectly, secondhand.

Pronounced //vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li//.

/vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/ adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adverb

1
In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy. not-comparable
"Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets."

Adverb

"Having never married, he experienced fatherhood vicariously through his nieces and nephews."

From vicarious + -ly (adverbial suffix).