synonymous

syn·on·y·mous

 (sĭ-nŏn′ə-məs)

adj.

1. Having the character of a synonym: synonymous words; synonymous species.

2. Equivalent in connotation: "a widespread impression that ... Hollywood was synonymous with immorality" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

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

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syn·on′y·mous·ly adv.

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synonymous

(sɪˈnɒnɪməs)

adj

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

2. (foll by: with) closely associated (with) or suggestive (of): his name was synonymous with greed.

synˈonymously adv

synˈonymousness n

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syn•on•y•mous

(sɪˈnɒn ə məs)

adj.

having the character of synonyms or a synonym; expressing or implying the same idea.

[1600–10; < Medieval Latin synōnymus < Greek synṓnymos=syn- syn- + -ōnymos; see -onym, -ous]

syn•on′y•mous•ly, adv.

syn•on′y•mous•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

synonymous - (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same antonymous - of words: having opposite meanings

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synonymous

adjective equivalent, the same, identical, similar, identified, equal, tantamount, interchangeable, one and the same Going grey is not necessarily synonymous with growing old.

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Translations

synonym

synonymique

szinoním

sinonimo

synonymous

[sɪˈnɒnɪməs] ADJ → sinónimo (with con)

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synonymous

[sɪˈnɒnɪməs] adj → synonyme
synonymous with sth → synonyme de qch
Going grey is not necessarily synonymous with growing old → Grisonner n'est pas nécessairement synonyme de vieillir.

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synonymous

adj → synonym, synonymisch; his name was synonymous with sex → sein Name war gleichbedeutend mit Sex

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synonymous

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

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