Synonym

Word SYNONYM
Character 7
Hyphenation syn o nym
Pronunciations /ˈsɪnənɪm/

Definitions and meanings of "Synonym"

What do we mean by synonym?

A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or other words in a language. noun

A word or expression that serves as a figurative or symbolic substitute for another. noun

One of two or more scientific names that have been applied to the same species or other taxonomic group. noun

A word having the same signification as another; one of two or more words which have the same meaning; by extension, a word having nearly the same meaning as another; one of two or more words which in use cover to a considerable extent the same ground: the opposite of antonym. noun

A word of one language which corresponds in meaning with a word in another language. See heteronym, 2, paronym, 2, and the quotation from Camden under synonymize. noun

In natural history, a systematic name having the same, or approximately the same, meaning or application as another which has superseded it; a technical name which, by the rules of nomenclature, is not tenable. noun

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. noun

An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a new name applied to a species or genus already properly named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another species of the same genus; -- so used in the system of nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species, and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority. noun

One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of different languages; a heteronym. noun

A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. noun

Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). noun

Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name. noun

An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. noun

Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context noun

(strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word.

A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).

Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.

An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Synonym

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The word "synonym" in example sentences

In a previous column, cleared by copy editors and other arbiters of editorial taste after great hair-tearing and teeth-gnashing, we explored the penile and ornamental origins of the German-Yiddish schmuck, which has lost its taboo and is now a slang synonym for jerk, nerd, dork and creep. ❋ William Safire (2003)

Another synonym is "maison de tolérance" (house of tolerance) and the humor is not lost on me as I go about putting together this unexpected edition ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Around 1960, it became a slang synonym for any kind of failure, "we cratered." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Maybe we could mix it up with your tag synonym service too? ❋ Unknown (2007)

While the zoot suit eventually attained widespread popularity in the mainstream, it also became a pejorative synonym for "Mexican" on the West Coast as some Americans took umbrage at so many able-bodied young men who were not "helping to win the war." ❋ Unknown (2006)

While toilet and lavatory have discarded their original meanings, terms such as bog retained their original meanings (` a marshy place ') as well as being understood in Britain as a slang synonym for a toilet; it achieved an entry in Hotten's dictionary as early as 1864 as "a privy as distinguished from a water-closet." ❋ Unknown (1993)

Among the relatively new slang words: stella, "good-looking female," from stellar, "starlike, " improbably influenced by the shouted name of Stanley Kowalski's wife in Tennessee Williams's "Streetcar Named Desire." A synonym is shorty or shawty, imported from vintage hip-hop for "girlfriend of any height." Such attractiveness is the opposite of the fast-fading butterface ("Great body, but her face .... "), and a less-than-good-looking male or female is a blockamore, who "only looks good from a block or more." ❋ Unknown (2007)

25 I replied that there was none in the house, which induced a sneer and an ejaculation sounding like “Himar,” (ass,) the slang synonym amongst fast Moslems for water-drinker. ❋ Unknown (2003)

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and, to kick things off, I’d like to take issue with the growing prevalence of the word “rape” as a slang synonym for “dominated”, “rocked’, or “killed”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

J. 363 2001)) "states' rights" is used as a pejorative synonym for federalism by people who oppose it, not by people who believe in and advance federalism, subsidiarity and the like. ❋ Ann Althouse (2008)

The Hawthornes made up this stupid thing called the synonym game back when Emma and Darcy were little. ❋ Heather Vogel Frederick (2010)

“Retired the surplus” could be called a synonym for “stole”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In a century that will be remembered foremost for its science and technology—in particular for our ability to understand and then harness the forces of the atom and the universe—one person stands out as both the greatest mind and paramount icon of our age: the kindly, absentminded professor whose wild halo of hair, piercing eyes, engaging humanity, and extraordinary brilliance made his face a symbol and his name a synonym for genius—Albert Einstein. ❋ Walter Isaacson (2009)

After all, he's the one who helped make the man's name a synonym for a particularly nasty substance. ❋ Eddvick (2006)

While cynics may associate Y Combinator with the now pejorative synonym - incubator - I left struck by the incredible energy, creativity, and productivity of the current crop of companies. ❋ Will Price (2006)

"Some folk call her synonym and me homonym," Mentia said. ❋ Anthony, Piers (2006)

What makes Archaeopteryx a better bird than Microraptor gui or Cryptovolans on an aside, has C. pauli been reclassified as a synonym for Microraptor? ❋ Unknown (2005)

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