Synonymist
noun
1.
a specialist in the study or compiling of synonyms.
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- 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
- Synonymously
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
- Synonym ring
information science A list of words with related meanings used to broaden the scope of a word search. As well as returning documents which contain a sought-for word a search using a synonym ring might also return documents which contain words in the same synonym ring as a sought-for word. Synonym rings are produced manually […]
- Synonymy
noun, plural synonymies for 3, 4. 1. the quality of being synonymous; equivalence in meaning. 2. the study of synonyms. 3. a set, list, or system of synonyms. 4. Biology. a list of the scientific names, with explanatory matter and location of type or types, for a particular taxonomic group. noun (pl) -mies 1. the […]