SYNONYM Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word synonym. (close relations)
Definition of SYNONYM
synonymy
Best Alternative Words for SYNONYM
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equivalent | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc • the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen adjective satellite • being essentially equal to something | ||||||||
alternative | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen adjective satellite • serving or used in place of another • necessitating a choice between mutually exclusive possibilities • pertaining to unconventional choices | ||||||||
clone | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • a person who is almost identical to another • a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction • an unauthorized copy or imitation verb • make multiple identical copies of | ||||||||
ditto | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated verb • repeat an action or statement | ||||||||
replacement | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another • someone who takes the place of another person • an event in which one thing is substituted for another • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • filling again by supplying what has been used up • a person who follows next in order | ||||||||
substitute | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another • an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced • someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) adjective satellite • capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team • serving or used in place of another • artificial and inferior verb • put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items • be a substitute • act as a substitute | ||||||||
twin | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy • (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Gemini • a duplicate copy • a waterfall in the Snake River in southern Idaho adjective satellite • being two identical verb • duplicate or match • bring two objects, ideas, or people together • grow as twins • give birth to twins | ||||||||
metonym | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a word that denotes one thing but refers to a related thing | ||||||||
equivalent word | nounn | |||||||
noun • two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context |