synonym
pronunciation
How to pronounce synonym in British English:
UK [ˈsɪnənɪm]
How to pronounce synonym in American English:
US [ˈsɪnənɪm]
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- Noun:
- two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Word Origin
- synonym
- synonym: see name
- synonym (n.)
- "word having the same sense as another," early 15c. (but usually in plural form before 18c., or, if singular, as synonyma), from Old French synonyme (12c.) and directly from Late Latin synonymum, from Greek synonymon "word having the same sense as another," noun use of neuter of synonymos "having the same name as, synonymous," from syn- "together, same" (see syn-) + onyma, Aeolic dialectal form of onoma "name" (see name (n.)).
Antonym
Example
- 1. Geokchai pomegranates have won an international recognition and became a synonym of " true azerbaijani pomegranates " .
- 2. As soon as I began looking into the etymology of stutter I bumped up against its synonym stammer .
- 3. Cadillac got into webster 's dictionary as a synonym for " the best " , but for years now more american buyers have reckoned that a bmw , mercedes or lexus is better .
- 4. It used to mean innate ability , but in modern business it has become a synonym for brainpower ( both natural and trained ) and especially the ability to think creatively .
- 5. As lucy kellaway pointed out in these pages a few weeks ago , the word has been devalued by being used as a synonym for " people " .