synonymous

The definition of synonymous is something that has similar meaning to something else.

(adjective)

An example of synonymous is little or small.

See synonymous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

of, or having the nature of, a synonym; equivalent or similar in meaning

Origin: ML synonymus < Gr synōnymos: see synonym

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See synonymous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Having the same or a similar meaning: synonymous words.
Equivalent in connotation: “a widespread impression that . . . Hollywood was synonymous with immorality” (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

Origin:

Origin: From Medieval Latin synōnymus

Origin: , from Greek sunōnumos

Origin: : sun-, syn-

Origin: + onoma, onuma, name; see nō̆-men- in Indo-European roots

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