as in equivalent
a word having the same meaning as another word
He needed an synonym for "cold," and decided to use "freezing."
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Recent Examples of synonym
On the topic of taxonomy, most Sansevieria have been moved lately into the genus Dracaena, based on recent DNA analysis, with the Sansevieria name now considered an older synonym.
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Executives continue to use those descriptors, or synonyms for them, for the upcoming holiday season.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025
Executives continue to use those descriptors, or synonyms for them, for the upcoming holiday season.
—Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
Noun
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Focusing on films from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, and hosting the Spanish Screenings Content, Spain’s equivalent of France’s Unifrance Rendez-Vous in Paris.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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Those charges did not require a tie to any organization, and there is no domestic equivalent to the State Department’s list of foreign terrorist organizations.—
Jamie Stengle,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At a time when life only ever seems to get more expensive, DIY alternatives have major appeal.—
Petra Guglielmetti,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Many drug companies weren’t motivated to come up with alternatives because of the lengthy timelines required to prove a benefit.—
Charles Schmidt,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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As that Arizona porch proved, a camera lens is a catastrophically poor substitute for a human gaze.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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They are embedded infrastructure for which the world has no easy substitute.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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