synonyms — words 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/
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
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
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.
Breakdown
syn- (together/with) + -onym (name/word)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“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.”
“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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