Printer Friendly
The Free Dictionary
898,671,332 visitors served.
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

synonymous

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
syn·on·y·mous  (s-nn-ms)
adj.
1. Having the same or a similar meaning: synonymous words.
2. Equivalent in connotation: "a widespread impression that . . . Hollywood was synonymous with immorality" Doris Kearns Goodwin.

[From Medieval Latin synnymus, from Greek sunnumos : sun-, syn- + onoma, onuma, name; see n-men- in Indo-European roots.]

syn·ony·mous·ly adv.

synonymous
Adjective
1. (often foll. by with)having the same meaning (as)
2. (foll. by with)closely associated (with): a family whose name had been synonymous with fine jewellery
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.synonymous - (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same
antonymous - of words: having opposite meanings
Translations
Spanish synonymous [sɪˈnɔnɪməs] adj synonymous (with) → sinónimo (con)
French synonymous [sɪˈnɔnɪməs] adj synonymous (with) → synonyme (de)
German synonymous [sɪˈnɔnɪməs] synonym adj (fig);
synonymous (with) → gleichbedeutend (mit)

Italian synonymous [sɪˈnɔnɪməs] adj synonymous (with) → sinonimo/a (di)

?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
I have asserted, that true honour and true virtue are almost synonymous terms, and they are both founded on the unalterable rule of right, and the eternal fitness of things; to which an untruth being absolutely repugnant and contrary, it is certain that true honour cannot support an untruth.
, have gone straight to her this very evening, and spoken out the words which, repressed, kept fretting my heart with fever; our united income would, as we should have managed it, have sufficed well for our mutual support; since we lived in a country where economy was not confounded with meanness, where frugality in dress, food, and furniture, was not synonymous with vulgarity in these various points.
Bounderby does not do you the injustice, and does not do himself the injustice, of pretending to anything fanciful, fantastic, or (I am using synonymous terms) sentimental.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2008 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.