synonymous
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synonymous
- /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ UK
- /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ US
Rhymes with -ɒnɪməs
Where it comes from
From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym + -ous.
adjective
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Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below)
He was not far wrong, for nothing strikes me more forcibly than the universal tendency to grumble: conversation and complaint are synonymous terms.
Similar: homosemous, homosemic
- Of, or being a synonym. Andy Warhol is synonymous with pop art.
- Such that both its forms yield the same sequenced protein.
Similar: synonymal, synonymic, synonymical · Opposite: antonymous, asynonymous, nonsynonymous, unsynonymous
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: similar, substitutable, synonym, identical, same, equivalent, tantamount, equal, standardized, confused, aka, interchangeable, corresponding, parallel, uniform, matching
adjective
Similar: synonymal, synonymic, synonymical · Opposite: antonymous, asynonymous, nonsynonymous, unsynonymous
Translations
Every language
adj having an identical meaning
| Español | sinónimo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | समानार्थक samānārthak |
| Português | sinónimo, sinônimo |
| Deutsch | bedeutungsgleich, gleichbedeutend, synonym, synonymisch |
| Русский | синоними́чный sinonimíčnyj, синоними́ческий sinonimíčeskij |
adj having a similar meaning
| Español | sinónimo |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | समानार्थक samānārthak |
| Português | sinónimo, sinônimo |
| Deutsch | bedeutungsähnlich, sinnverwandt, synonym |
| Italiano | sinonimo |
| Русский | синоними́чный sinonimíčnyj |
Talk about this word "synonymous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/synonymous. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. synonymous. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/synonymous "synonymous." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/synonymous.Cite this
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