Definitions
Word or phrase with a similar meaning to another.
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym”
““Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.”
“The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Equivalent term”7 letters
02“Word with similar meaning”7 letters
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