synonym

• synonime, synonyme (obsolete)

From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- +‎ -onym.

• enPR: sĭn'ənĭm, IPA^(key): /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/

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• Rhymes: -ɪm

synonym (plural synonyms)

1. (semantics, strictly) A word or term whose meaning is the same as that of another.

   Synonyms: poecilonym (rare), alias

   Antonyms: antonym, opposite

   Hypernyms: equivalent; word; term

   Coordinate terms: coordinate term, cohyponym; comeronym; hypernym, hyperonym; hyponym; near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym; metonym, synechdoche; antiphrasis

2. (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.

   “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.

   • 1991, William T. Parry, Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic‎^[1]:

     The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.

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

   Synonym: poecilonym

   Hyponyms: senior synonym, junior synonym

5. (taxonomy, botany) Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
6. (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
   • 2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible:

     Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.

• (all senses): synonymum (non-native speakers' English)

• homotypic
• heterotypic
• Wiktionary:Semantic relations

Nyms (with category [cat] if any)

Noun (cat)	Sound	Spelling	Meaning	phone/graph
identical	same	same	same	homophone & homograph
homophone (cat)	same	different	different	homophone & heterograph
alternative spelling	same	different	same	homophone & heterograph
homonym	same	same	different	homophone & homograph
synonym	different	different	same	heterophone & heterograph
heteronym (cat)	different	same	different	heterophone & homograph
alternative pronunciation	different	same	same	heterophone & homograph
distinct	different	different	different	heterophone & heterograph

synonym

1. synonymous

Inflection of synonym
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	synonym	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	synonymt	—	—2
Plural	synonyme	—	—2
Definite attributive1	synonyme	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

• ensbetydende

synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)

1. synonym

• “synonym” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “synonym” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

• IPA^(key): /zynoˈnyːm/, [zy.no-], [ˌzʏ.no-]

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synonym (strong nominative masculine singular synonymer, not comparable)

1. synonymous

   Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch

• Synonym
• Synonymie
• antonym, antonymisch
• Antonym
• Antonymie

• “synonym” in Duden online
• “synonym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).

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synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)

1. synonymous

• ensbetydende
• enstydig
• liketydig

synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)

1. synonym

• liketyding

• synonymordbok

• synonymi
• synonymikk
• synonymitet
• synonympreparat

• entydig

• “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).

synonym (neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)

1. synonymous

• einstydande
• einstydig
• liketydig

synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)

1. synonym

• liketyding

• synonymordbok

• synonymi
• synonymikk
• synonymitet
• synonympreparat

• eintydig

• “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

synonym

1. synonymous

   Synonym: liktydig

Inflection of synonym
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	synonym	—	—
Neuter singular	synonymt	—	—
Plural	synonyma	—	—
Masculine plural3	synonyma	—	—
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	—	—	—
All	synonyma	—	—
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

synonym

1. synonym

• synonym in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)