synonym en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- sĭn'ənĭm (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- /ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- /sɪˈnɔ.nɪm/ (South-Asia)
- (California) audio
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
It's quite the turnaround from only a few months ago when Michael Kors (KORS) sales were sagging and its stock was tanking. Experts said the brand was "overexposed," a synonym for ugly in the fashion world.
2016 February 26, Heather Long, “Michael Kors' secret to success”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 02 Jul 2025:“Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.
1991, William T. Parry, Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic:Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym
According to the petition, posted on Change.org, the venerable publisher, which produces the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), offers a series of synonyms for woman, including “bitch, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, bint, biddy, filly.”
2019 September 18, Lianne Kolirin, “Thousands sign petition to remove sexist terms from Oxford Dictionaries”, in CNN:
- (informal) Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules. ▸ The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
- (broadly) Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant 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.
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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.
2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| synonyms | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| synonyme | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| synonime | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
synonymize · textonym · synonymal · synonymy · heterotypic synonym · synonymous · synanagram · synonym ring · homotypic synonym · subjective synonym · taxonomic synonym · slangonym · synonymical · geosynonym · quasi-synonym · near-synonym · objective synonym · junior synonym · parasynonym · synonymic · synonymomania · desynonymization · synonymist · synonymless · synonymise · nomenclatural synonym · synonymity · synonymification
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Relateds
alternative spelling · homotypic (Other) · hyperonym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · distinct · coordinate term (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · homophone & heterograph · homophone & homograph · alternative pronunciation · heterotypic (Other) · identical · Wiktionary:Semantic relations (Other) · different · metonym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · same · heteronym · hyponym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · heterophone & homograph · heterophone & heterograph · comeronym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · homonym · hypernym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · synechdoche (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · homophone · cohyponym (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms) · antiphrasis (These all name (various kinds of) terms that are sometimes loosely called synonyms)
Synonyms
near-synonym · plesionym · synonymum (all senses) · poecilonym · parasynonym
Translations (132)
eo sinonimo (word with same meaning as another) · vi từ đồng nghĩa (word with same meaning as another) · de Gleichwort (word with same meaning as another) · nl synoniem (in zoological nomenclature) · sv vetenskaplig synonym (in botanical nomenclature) · ko 동의어 (word with same meaning as another) · mr समानार्थी शब्द (word with same meaning as another) · bn প্রতিশব্দ (word with same meaning as another) · pt sinônimo (word with same meaning as another) · de Synonymum (word with same meaning as another) · hi पर्याय (word with same meaning as another) · bg синони́м (word with same meaning as another) · is samheiti (word with same meaning as another) · sl sopomenka (word with same meaning as another) · cmn 同義詞 /同义词 (word with same meaning as another) · fi synonyymi (in botanical nomenclature) · scn sinùnimu (word with same meaning as another) · ug مەنىداش سۆز (word with same meaning as another) · fr synonyme (word with same meaning as another) · sh сино̀нӣм (word with same meaning as another) · ja 類義語 (word with same meaning as another) · nl synoniem (word with same meaning as another) · tl kasing-kahulugan (word with same meaning as another) · sh истозначница (word with same meaning as another) · nl synoniem (in botanical nomenclature) · km វេវចនៈ (word with same meaning as another) · hi समानार्थी शब्द (word with same meaning as another) · ka სინონიმი (word with same meaning as another) · it sinonimo (word with same meaning as another) · fa هممعنی (word with same meaning as another) · nb synonym (word with same meaning as another) · gl sinónimo (word with same meaning as another) · cs synonymum (in zoological nomenclature) · mk синони́м (word with same meaning as another) · ja 異名 (in botanical nomenclature) · pt sinónimo (in botanical nomenclature) · el συνώνυμο (word with same meaning as another) · pt sinônimo (in zoological nomenclature) · hu szinonima (word with same meaning as another) · hu rokon értelmű szó (word with same meaning as another) · pl synonim (word with same meaning as another) · lt sinoni̇̀mas (word with same meaning as another) · km ន័យដូច (word with same meaning as another) · cy gair cyfystyr (word with same meaning as another) · sw sinonimu (in botanical nomenclature) · sw kisawe (word with same meaning as another) · de Synonym (word with same meaning as another) · hi पर्यायवाची (word with same meaning as another) · id kata padanan (word with same meaning as another) · io sinonimo (word with same meaning as another) · ko 유의어 (word with same meaning as another) · sv synonym (word with same meaning as another) · sv namnsynonym (in botanical nomenclature) · nl evenwoord (word with same meaning as another) · te ప్రతిపదము (word with same meaning as another) · ms muradif (word with same meaning as another) · nn liketyding (word with same meaning as another) · pl bliskoznacznik (word with same meaning as another) · pt sinônimo (in botanical nomenclature) · hy հոմանիշ (word with same meaning as another) · ko 같은말 (word with same meaning as another) · sv synonym (in botanical nomenclature) · es sinónimo (word with same meaning as another) · cy cyfystyr (word with same meaning as another) · de bedeutungsgleiches Wort (word with same meaning as another) · pt sinónimo (word with same meaning as another) · syc ܢܦܝܩ ܫܡܐ (word with same meaning as another) · et sünonüüm (word with same meaning as another) · gl sinónimo (in botanical nomenclature) · sw sinonimu (word with same meaning as another) · la synōnymum (word with same meaning as another) · tr müteradif (word with same meaning as another) · cs synonymum (word with same meaning as another) · cs slovo souznačné (word with same meaning as another) · sk synonymum (word with same meaning as another) · grc συνώνυμον (word with same meaning as another) · sv namnsynonym (in zoological nomenclature) · cs synonymum (in botanical nomenclature) · ms kata seerti (word with same meaning as another) · tg синоним (word with same meaning as another) · tl singkahulugan (word with same meaning as another) · lv sinonīms (word with same meaning as another) · da synonym (word with same meaning as another) · ml പര്യായം (word with same meaning as another) · ro sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · vo leigasinifavöd (word with same meaning as another) · ms sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · az sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · kk синоним (word with same meaning as another) · sw sinonimu (in zoological nomenclature) · wa Piron-parey (word with same meaning as another) · ja シノニム (in botanical nomenclature) · ja 異名 (in zoological nomenclature) · gl sinónimo (in zoological nomenclature) · nn synonym (word with same meaning as another) · sh sinònīm (word with same meaning as another) · id sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · sv synonym (in zoological nomenclature) · he מִלָּה נִרְדֶּפֶת (word with same meaning as another) · fi synonyymi (in zoological nomenclature) · sq sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · tr sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · tr anlamdaş (word with same meaning as another) · ar مُرَادِف (word with same meaning as another) · ca sinònim (word with same meaning as another) · tg муродиф (word with same meaning as another) · bcl kabaingtaramon (word with same meaning as another) · cmn 相似詞 /相似词 (word with same meaning as another) · ja 同義語 (word with same meaning as another) · ko 비슷한말 (word with same meaning as another) · sv liktyding (word with same meaning as another) · fi synonyymi (word with same meaning as another) · mi kupu taurite (word with same meaning as another) · ast sinónimu (word with same meaning as another) · sl sinonim (word with same meaning as another) · nb liketyding (word with same meaning as another) · pt sinónimo (in zoological nomenclature) · my ပရိယာယ် (word with same meaning as another) · th คำพ้องความ (word with same meaning as another) · cmn 代名詞 /代名词 (word with same meaning as another) · uk сино́нім (word with same meaning as another) · ja シノニム (in zoological nomenclature) · be сіно́нім (word with same meaning as another) · lo ໄວພົດ (word with same meaning as another) · sv vetenskaplig synonym (in zoological nomenclature) · ru сино́ним (word with same meaning as another) · fa مترادف (word with same meaning as another) · cmn 近義詞 /近义词 (word with same meaning as another) · sh istòznačnica (word with same meaning as another) · ga comhchiallach (word with same meaning as another) · wa sinonime (word with same meaning as another) · th ไวพจน์ (word with same meaning as another)