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synonymous

American  
[si-non-uh-muhs] / sɪˈnɒn ə məs /

adjective

  1. having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.

synonymous British  
/ sɪˈnɒnɪməs /

adjective

  1. (often foll by with) being a synonym (of)

  2. closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)

    his name was synonymous with greed
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Other Word Forms

  • nonsynonymous adjective
  • nonsynonymously adverb
  • synonymously adverb
  • synonymousness noun
  • unsynonymous adjective
  • unsynonymously adverb

Etymology

Origin of synonymous

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Greek synṓnymos, equivalent to syn- prefix + -ōnym- “name, word” + -os adjective suffix; syn-, -onym, -ous

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