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How to pronounce synonym in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms equivalent word
Type of word
Derivation synonymous

Examples of synonym

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Is the term just used as a synonym for civil servant, or am I missing something?
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To him, guile is a synonym for cowardice, and patience the deadliest of virtues.
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The very name-Boy Scout-is practically a synonym for sissy, goody-goody, square.
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It is a country whose very name has become a synonym for a materialist paradise.
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None should be used in a gratuitous comment by writers as a synonym for rubbish.
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The word has been adopted by some Chinese Web users as a synonym for censorship.
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These two master control genes, eyeless and twin of eyeless, also have a synonym.
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From the 17th century the term bandura was often used as a synonym for the kobza.
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Alexander is also a synonym of another American hybrid grape variety, Isabella.
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  • Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
  • Synonyms are different words with identical or very similar meanings. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn ("with") and onoma ("name"). The words car and automobile are synonyms. ...
  • A Synonym is nothing more than an alias or alternate name for a table, view, Sequence, or other Schema object. They are used mainly to make it easy for users to access database objects owned by other users. ...
  • In scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different scientific names used for a single taxon. Usage and terminology are different for zoology and botany.
  • A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase; Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. ...
  • (synonymic) of, relating to, or being a synonym
  • Synonyms are alternative names for the same chemical. For example, methanol and methyl hydrate are synonyms for methyl alcohol. Synonyms may help in locating additional information on a chemical.
  • (Synonyms) words or phrases which have similar meaning.
  • (1. Synonyms) These can be effective since they build on words and phrases that students already recognize. Adjectives often have several symptoms, and phrasal verbs will usually have a non-phrasal verb equivalent. ...