synonym

/ˈsɪnənɪm/

Definitions

1. noun

A word or phrase that has the same meaning as another word or phrase

“The words ‘happy’ and ‘joyful’ are synonyms.”

2. verb

To give or provide a word or phrase that has the same meaning as another word or phrase

“The thesaurus was used to synonym some of the dull sentences.”

3. noun

A word or expression whose meaning is the same as another word or expression

“The two synonyms for the word ‘big’ are ‘large’ and ‘enormous’.”

Synonyms

  • homograph
  • homophone

Antonyms

  • antonym