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 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(biology) a taxonomic name that has been superseded or rejected
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- 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
- Synonymist
noun 1. a specialist in the study or compiling of synonyms.
- Synonymize
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
- Synonymous
adjective 1. having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea. adjective 1. (often foll by with) being a synonym (of) 2. (postpositive) foll by with. closely associated (with) or suggestive (of): his name was synonymous with greed