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synonym
- /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/ Australia, Canada, UK
- /ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/ South Asia
- /sɪˈnɔ.nɪm/ South Asia
Rhymes with -ɪm
Where it comes from
From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- + -onym.
noun synonyms · synonime · synonyme
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A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym
Similar: poecilonym, near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym · Opposite: antonym, opposite
- The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
- Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
- An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
Similar: synonymum
verb synonyms · synonyming · synonymed · synonime · synonyme
- To make synonymous. The fair fame of this good Knight has suffered greatly from the levity of his critics, and still more from the chattering of nugators, blatterones, sermocinators, and other superficial dignitaries; insomuch that his very name is synonymed with that of a liar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: equivalent word, synonymy, synonymous, poecilonym, same, byword, equivalent, tantamount, equal, indicative, thesaurus, sign, antonym, means, deprecated, aka
noun
Similar: synonymum
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noun in zoological nomenclature
| 日本語 | シノニム shinonimu, 異名 imei |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | sinonimu |
| Português | sinónimo, sinônimo |
noun in botanical nomenclature
| 日本語 | シノニム shinonimu, 異名 imei |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | sinonimu |
| Português | sinónimo, sinônimo |
noun word with same meaning as another
| Español | sinónimo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 같은말 gateunmal, 비슷한말 biseuthanmal, 동의어 dong'uieo, 유의어 yuuieo |
| 日本語 | 同義語 dōgigo, 類義語 ruigigo |
| 中文 | 同義詞 /同义词 tóngyìcí, 代名詞 /代名词 dàimíngcí, 近義詞 /近义词 jìnyìcí, 相似詞 /相似词 xiāngsìcí |
| हिन्दी | पर्याय paryāy, पर्यायवाची paryāyvācī, समानार्थी शब्द samānārthī śabd |
| Kiswahili | kisawe, sinonimu |
| Português | sinónimo, sinônimo |
| Français | synonyme |
| Deutsch | Synonym, Synonymum, Gleichwort, bedeutungsgleiches Wort |
| Italiano | sinonimo |
| Ελληνικά | συνώνυμο synónymo |
| Română | sinonim |
| Русский | сино́ним sinónim |
| Tiếng Việt | từ đồng nghĩa |
| العربية | مُرَادِف murādif |
| עברית | מִלָּה נִרְדֶּפֶת milá nirdéfet |
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title = {synonym},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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