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synonymous

[si-non-uh-muhs]

adjective

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



synonymous

/ ɪˈɒɪə /

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

  • synonymously adverb
  • synonymousness noun
  • nonsynonymous adjective
  • nonsynonymously adverb
  • unsynonymous adjective
  • unsynonymously adverb
  • ˈDzԲ⳾dzܲԱ noun
  • ˈDzԲ⳾dzܲ adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of synonymous1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin ōԲ⳾ܲ, from Greek ṓn⳾Dz, equivalent to syn- prefix + -ōԲ⳾- “name, word” + -os adjective suffix; syn-, -onym, -ous
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Pierre: First and foremost, James Earl Jones originated Mufasa and is and always will be synonymous with Mufasa, and his portrayal is just so beautiful and timeless.

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Manchester's Metrolink got the go-ahead and four decades later its bright yellow trams and 65-mile network are synonymous with public transport on the other side of the Pennines.

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The title of her autobiography, due out in September, is synonymous with her most famous character - Stacey Shipman - but Page believes Lush also sums up her own personality.

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After he was assassinated in San Francisco City Hall in 1978, he became an icon of the gay rights movement, with images of his face becoming synonymous with the struggle for gay rights.

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Santa Ana, long synonymous with undocumented immigrants, which declared itself a sanctuary city all the way back in 2016 and has a deportation defense fund for residents.

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