synonym

B2 Topic:Communication

US /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/ See IPA manual

Freq #53073

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1

noun
A word or phrase that means the same, or nearly the same, as another.

"Big" and "large" are synonyms.
2

verb
To treat one word as having the same meaning as another.

His name has been synonymed with dishonesty.

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1 noun · a word or phrase that means... near-synonym

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Derived forms near-synonymparasynonymquasi-synonymslangonymsynonymicsynonymistsynonymizesynonymoussynonymytextonym

Related forms antiphrasiscohyponymcomeronymdifferent distinctheteronymhomonymhomophonehypernymhyperonymhyponymidentical

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.

sinonyme Middle English synōnymum Latin συνώνυμον Ancient Greek

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# synonym

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/
**Frequency rank:** 53073

## Meanings
1. A word or phrase that means the same, or nearly the same, as another.
2. To treat one word as having the same meaning as another.

## Examples
- "Big" and "large" are synonyms.
- His name has been synonymed with dishonesty.

## Synonyms
- synonymum

## Derived Forms
- near-synonym
- parasynonym
- quasi-synonym
- slangonym
- synonymic
- synonymist
- synonymize
- synonymous
- synonymy
- textonym

## Related Forms
- antiphrasis
- cohyponym
- comeronym
- different
- distinct
- heteronym
- homonym
- homophone
- hypernym
- hyperonym
- hyponym
- identical

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sinonyme
- Root: synōnymum
- Root: συνώνυμον
- Affix: syn- - with

## 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.

## AI Etymology
Synonym is 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. In present-day use, it can mean a word or phrase that means the same, or nearly the same, as another, or to treat one word as having the same meaning as another.

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- Communication

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