English dictionary · noun

synonym

a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another

Meaning and definitions

1. a word that means exactly or nearly the same as another

Connected roots

• syn-

  with, together

• -onym

  name

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• anonymous

  of unknown name or authorship

• sympathy

  feelings of pity and sorrow for someone else's misfortune

• acronym

  An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

• pseudonym

  A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.

• photosynthesis

  the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize food

• symbiosis

  interaction between two different organisms living in close association

• synchronize

  to cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate

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