Definition of synonym Synonym
/sɪˈnʌnɪˌm/ - [sinunim] - syn•o•nym
We found 11 definitions of synonym from 7 different sources.
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What does synonym mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: synonyms |
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| synonym - two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context | ||
| equivalent word | ||
| antonym, opposite word, opposite a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" | ||
| word a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- synonym (Noun)
A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. - synonym (Noun)
Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name i. e. the senior synonym . - synonym (Noun)
Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name. - synonym (Noun)
An alternative often shorter name defined for an object in a database.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- synonym (n.)
One of two or more words (commonly words of the same language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two or more words which have very nearly the same signification, and therefore may often be used interchangeably. See under Synonymous.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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synonym
A word or phrase that has exactly or nearly exactly the same meaning as another word or phrase.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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synonym
sin′o-nim, n. a name or word having the same meaning with another: one of two or more words which have the same meaning.—adjs. Synonymat′ic, Synonym′ic, -al.—ns. Synonym′icon, a dictionary of synonymous words; Synonym′ics, synonymy.—v.t. Synon′ymise, to express by other words of the same meaning.—ns. Synon′ymist, one who studies synonyms, or the different names of plants and animals; Synonym′ity, the state of being synonymous.—adj. Synon′ymous, pertaining to synonyms: expressing the same thing: having the same meaning.—adv. Synon′ymously.—n. Synon′ymy, the quality of being synonymous: a rhetorical figure by which synonymous words are used. [Gr. synōnymon—syn, with, onoma, a name.]
Wikipedia 
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A synonym is a word that has the same (or almost the same) meaning as another word.
Synonyms can be nouns, verbs, adverbs or adjectives, but both words must be of the same part of speech. That means, only a noun can be a synonym of another noun, only a verb can be a synonym of another verb, and so on.
One can find sets of synonyms in a thesaurus. -
taxonomy
Synonyms in taxonomy are similar to normal synonyms. It refers to words in scientific classification that are used the same way. In other words, two names for the same thing. For example, the cat has a few scientific names in scientific nomenclature; "Felis silvestris catus", "Felis catus", and "Felis catus domestica".
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🔤- synonym, noun, singular of synonyms.
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