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synonymswords that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈsɪnənɪmz/

Korean meaning: 같거나 거의 같은 의미를 가진 단어들, 동의어

Korean pronunciation: **시**너님스

Example Sentences

  • The teacher asked us to find three synonyms for 'big' - we wrote huge, enormous, and gigantic.
  • My little brother thinks 'awesome' and 'cool' are synonyms for everything, including broccoli!
  • Using synonyms in your essay makes your writing more interesting and varied.

synonyms

NOUN

//ˈsɪnənɪmz//

words that have the same or nearly the same meaning as another word

synonyms concept
💡 Concept

같거나 거의 같은 의미를 가진 단어들, 동의어

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈsɪnənɪmz/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈsɪnənɪmz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsyn--
Rootonym
Suffix--s

Origin

From Greek, combining 'syn' meaning 'together' and 'onyma' meaning 'name'. The word literally means 'names that go together' because synonyms are different words with the same meaning.

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🎵Rhyme

cinnamonminimum
cinnamon
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📝Examples

The teacher asked us to find three synonyms for 'big' - we wrote huge, enormous, and gigantic.

😄 Fun example

My little brother thinks 'awesome' and 'cool' are synonyms for everything, including broccoli!

Using synonyms in your essay makes your writing more interesting and varied.

😄 Fun example

The thesaurus is full of synonyms, but my favorite page is where 'procrastinate' has 50 different ways to say 'avoiding work'.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

equivalent wordssimilar termsword alternativessame-meaning words

Antonyms

antonymsopposite wordscontrasting terms

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