Definition of Synonym
a word that means the same thing as a different word in the same language
Examples of Synonym in a sentence
A word is a synonym for another word if it has the same meaning as that other word, or at least a very similar one. 🔊
Provide is a more complicated synonym for ‘give,’ the latter of which is more commonly used because it is simpler. 🔊
One synonym that is rarely used anymore is the word ‘halt,’ which has mostly just been replaced with the word ‘stop.’ 🔊
My favorite synonym for disoriented is discombobulated, which is much more fun to say and still means the same thing. 🔊
A word that means the same thing as another word is only considered a synonym if both words exist within the same language, so two words from different languages are not synonyms. 🔊
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