Synonymous

//sɪˈnɑnɪməs// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below) not-comparable

    "He was not far wrong, for nothing strikes me more forcibly than the universal tendency to grumble: conversation and complaint are synonymous terms."

  2. 2
    Of, or being a synonym. not-comparable
  3. 3
    Such that both its forms yield the same sequenced protein. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same wordnet

Synonyms

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coequalcoextensivecoincidentcoincidingcongruentconvertible

Example

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"England is synonymous with football, fish & chips, and the Queen."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym + -ous.

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