Synonym — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪnənˌɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪnənˌɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪnənˌɪm/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɪnənˌɪm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

equivalent word

Antonyms

antonym

Word Forms

synonymous

adjective

(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

synonyme

deux mots qui peuvent être échangés dans un contexte sont dits synonymes par rapport à ce contexte

🇪🇸Spanish

sinónimo

Se dice que dos palabras que pueden intercambiarse en un contexto son sinónimas en relación con ese contexto.

🇮🇹Italian

sinonimo

due parole che possono essere scambiate in un contesto si dicono sinonimi rispetto a quel contesto

🇳🇱Dutch

synoniem

van twee woorden die in een context kunnen worden uitgewisseld, wordt gezegd dat ze synoniem zijn ten opzichte van die context

🇵🇹Portuguese

sinônimo

duas palavras que podem ser trocadas em um contexto são consideradas sinônimos em relação a esse contexto

🇷🇺Russian

синоним

два слова, которые могут быть взаимозаменяемы в контексте, считаются синонимами относительно этого контекста.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समानार्थी शब्द

दो शब्द जो किसी संदर्भ में परस्पर बदले जा सकते हैं, उस संदर्भ के सापेक्ष पर्यायवाची कहलाते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সমার্থক শব্দ

দুটি শব্দ যা একটি প্রসঙ্গে আদান-প্রদান করা যেতে পারে সেই প্রসঙ্গে বলা হয় সমার্থক

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒத்த பெயர்

ஒரு சூழலில் பரிமாறிக்கொள்ளக்கூடிய இரண்டு சொற்கள் அந்தச் சூழலுக்கு ஒத்ததாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్యాయపదం

ఒక సందర్భంలో పరస్పరం మార్చుకోగల రెండు పదాలు ఆ సందర్భానికి సంబంధించి పర్యాయపదాలుగా చెప్పబడతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

समानार्थी शब्द

संदर्भामध्ये अदलाबदल होऊ शकणारे दोन शब्द त्या संदर्भाशी संबंधित समानार्थी आहेत असे म्हटले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સમાનાર્થી

બે શબ્દો કે જે સંદર્ભમાં બદલી શકાય છે તે સંદર્ભના સાપેક્ષ સમાનાર્થી કહેવાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ

ಒಂದು ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಬಹುದಾದ ಎರಡು ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಆ ಸಂದರ್ಭಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದಂತೆ ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പര്യായപദം

ഒരു സന്ദർഭത്തിൽ പരസ്പരം മാറ്റാവുന്ന രണ്ട് വാക്കുകൾ ആ സന്ദർഭവുമായി താരതമ്യപ്പെടുത്തുമ്പോൾ പര്യായമായി പറയപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥੀ

ਦੋ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਸੰਦਰਭ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਦਲੇ ਜਾ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ, ਨੂੰ ਉਸ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ ਦੇ ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥੀ ਕਿਹਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مترادف

دو الفاظ جو ایک سیاق و سباق میں تبدیل ہو سکتے ہیں کہا جاتا ہے کہ وہ اس سیاق و سباق کے مترادف ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

代名词

在上下文中可以互换的两个单词被认为是相对于该上下文的同义词

🇯🇵Japanese

シノニム

文脈内で交換できる 2 つの単語は、その文脈に関して同義であると言われます

🇰🇷Korean

동의어

문맥에서 교환될 수 있는 두 단어는 해당 문맥과 관련하여 동의어라고 합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ đồng nghĩa

hai từ có thể thay thế cho nhau trong một ngữ cảnh được cho là đồng nghĩa với ngữ cảnh đó

🇹🇭Thai

คำพ้องความหมาย

คำสองคำที่สามารถสับเปลี่ยนได้ในบริบทหนึ่งจะกล่าวกันว่ามีความหมายเหมือนกันเมื่อเทียบกับบริบทนั้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

sinonim

dua kata yang dapat dipertukarkan dalam suatu konteks dikatakan sinonim relatif terhadap konteks tersebut

🇵🇭Filipino

kasingkahulugan

dalawang salita na maaaring ipagpalit sa isang konteksto ay sinasabing magkasingkahulugan na may kaugnayan sa kontekstong iyon

🇲🇾Malay

sinonim

dua perkataan yang boleh ditukar ganti dalam konteks dikatakan sinonim berbanding konteks tersebut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرادف

يقال إن الكلمتين اللتين يمكن تبادلهما في سياق ما هما مترادفتان بالنسبة لذلك السياق

🇮🇷Persian

مترادف

گفته می شود دو کلمه ای که در یک زمینه قابل مبادله هستند نسبت به آن زمینه مترادف هستند

🇹🇷Turkish

eşanlamlı

bir bağlamda değiştirilebilen iki kelimenin o bağlama göre eşanlamlı olduğu söylenir

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֵׁם נִרדָף

שתי מילים שניתן להחליף בהקשר הן מילים נרדפות ביחס לאותו הקשר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'synonym'?

The primary meaning of 'synonym' is 'two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'synonym' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'synonym' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'synonym' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'synonym' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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