Synonym
noun
1.
a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus.
2.
a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity or Wall Street for U.S. financial markets; metonym.
3.
Biology. one of two or more scientific names applied to a single taxon.
noun
1.
a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word, such as bucket and pail
2.
a word or phrase used as another name for something, such as Hellene for a Greek
3.
(biology) a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected
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- Synonym-dictionary
1. a dictionary such as Thesaurus.com that, for each entry word, lists other words with the same or nearly the same meanings, as well as antonyms, words with the opposite meaning. Synonym dictionaries that are published as books are usually organized alphabetically. In contrast, a print thesaurus is often organized by categories of words. An […]
- Synonymic
noun 1. a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus. 2. a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity or Wall Street […]
- Synonymical
noun 1. a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another in the language, as happy, joyful, elated. A dictionary of synonyms and antonyms (or opposites), such as Thesaurus.com, is called a thesaurus. 2. a word or expression accepted as another name for something, as Arcadia for pastoral simplicity or Wall Street […]
- Synonymise
verb (used with object), synonymized, synonymizing. 1. to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms. verb 1. (transitive) to analyse the synonyms of or provide with synonyms
- Synonymised
verb (used with object), synonymized, synonymizing. 1. to give synonyms for (a word, name, etc.); furnish with synonyms. verb 1. (transitive) to analyse the synonyms of or provide with synonyms