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syno·nym (sin′ə nim)

noun

  1. a word having the same or nearly the same meaning in one or more senses as another in the same language
  2. metonym
  3. Biol. an incorrect taxonomic name

Etymology: ME sinonyme < L synonymum < Gr synōnymon, of like meaning or like name < syn-, together + onyma, a name

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synonym

n.

analogue, metonym, equivalent; see word 1.


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synonym Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: In fact his name has become a synonym for the word liar.

Adjective modifier

  • near: Under this heading come in the first place synonyms or near synonyms.

Modifies a noun

  • search: Use the Google synonym search to include synonyms in your strategy.

Noun used with modifier

  • type: With attribute type synonyms, a directory can assign multiple names to the same attribute.

Preposition: of

  • word: Secondly, users may use words in their queries which are synonyms of words used to index documents.

Preposition: from

  • project: It may be possibly to create a list of MeSH terms and their synonyms from projects such as the UMLS ( http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/umlsmain.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/umlsmain.html ).

Preposition: for

  • word: Try to think of synonyms for the words you come up with, for example, " ABS " for " antilock brakes.
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synonym quotes

Violation is a synonym for intercourse.

-Dworkin, Andrea

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