noun Download 🔗Share (strictly) A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word. Examples : "In English class, we learned that "happy" and "joyful" are synonyms. " language word linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase. Examples : "“Happy” is a synonym of “glad”." language word linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym). Examples : "In botany, Aster novi-belgii is the valid name for a certain type of aster, but Symphyotrichum novi-belgii is one of its synonyms. " biology science organism word linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any name for a taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name. Examples : "In biology, a single type of organism may have multiple synonyms; for instance, a plant's common name and its scientific name are often synonyms referring to the same species. " biology science word language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database. Examples : "In the company database, employees often use synonyms like "Customer" instead of the full table name "Customer_Information" to make their queries shorter and easier to read. " computing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading