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Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm

Definitions

  1. A term (word or phrase) which is synonymous with others.
  2. Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
    informal
  3. The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
    informal
  4. Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
    broadly
  5. An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.

Equivalents

العربية المرادف مرادف
Azərbaycanca sinonim
Беларуская сінонім
বাংলা প্রতিশব্দ
Bosanski sinonim синоним
Català sinònim
Čeština slovo souznačné synonymum
Cymraeg cyfystyr gair cyfystyr
Dansk synonym
Deutsch bedeutungsgleiches Wort Gleichwort Synonym Synonymum
Ελληνικά συνώνυμο
Esperanto sinonimo
Español sinónimo
Eesti sünonüüm
فارسی مترادف هم‌معنی
Suomi synonyymi toisintonimi
Français synonyme
Gaeilge comhchiallach
Galego sinónimo
हिन्दी पर्याय पर्यायवाची
Hrvatski istoznačnica sinonim синоним
Magyar szinonima
Հայերեն հոմանիշ
Bahasa Indonesia padanan sinonim
Íslenska samheiti
Italiano sinonimo
日本語 シノニム 代名詞 同意語 同義語 異名 類義語 類語
ქართული სინონიმი
Қазақша синоним
ខ្មែរ ន័យដូច វេវចនៈ
한국어 같은말 same 대명사 동의어 동의어(同義語) same 비슷한말 similar 유의어 유의어(類義語) similar
Latina synonymum
Lietuvių sinonimas
Latviešu sinonīms
Македонски синоним
മലയാളം പര്യായം
Bahasa Melayu kata seerti sinonim
မြန်မာဘာသာ ပရိယာယ်
Nederlands evenwoord synoniem
Polski bliskoznacznik równoznacznik synonim
Português sinónimo
Română sinonim
Русский синоним
Slovenčina synonymum
Slovenščina sinonim sòpoménka
Shqip sinonim
Српски sinonim синоним
Svenska liktyding synonym
Kiswahili kisawe sinonimu
తెలుగు ప్రతిపదము
ไทย คำพ้องความ ไวพจน์
Tagalog kasing-kahulugan singkahulugan
Türkçe anlamdaş eş anlam müteradif sinonim
Українська синонім
Tiếng Việt từ đồng nghĩa

Examples

“Near-synonyms: near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym”
““Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.”
“The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.”
“It's quite the turnaround from only a few months ago when Michael Kors (KORS) sales were sagging and its stock was tanking. Experts said the brand was "overexposed," a synonym for ugly in the fashion world.”
“According to the petition, posted on Change.org, the venerable publisher, which produces the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), offers a series of synonyms for woman, including “bitch, besom, piece, bit, mare, baggage, wench, petticoat, frail, bird, bint, biddy, filly.””
“Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

synonym of acabamiento synonym of agarrada synonym of bien synonym of bien hecho: well done! synonym of cuarto, half-fanega synonym ring

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