synonym
Plural: synonyms
Noun
- A word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another.
- two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
- A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
- Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
- The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
- Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
- Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
- An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
Examples
- Finding a SYNONYM for a common word can often unlock new Scrabble plays.
- “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
equivalent word, poecilonym, synonymum
Scrabble Score: 15
synonym: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsynonym: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
synonym: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 16
synonym: valid Words With Friends Word