I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.
Source: tatoeba (1306)
Term
/tɜːm/
Synonyms for "term" (545 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (109)
Noun(39 words)
conditionacademic theoretical descriptoraddendadditionafricanderambassadorshipsanarcho-syndicalismapprenticeshipassizebaptizingbelonging at schoolbiodiversity indicatorbritish penal codebrogliebuttinskycall conceptcallingcapitulationscarpetbaggerscasino
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cassiricatchwordschairmanshipclassroom descriptive termclassroom descriptorclassroom parity termclassroom termclausecompleted descriptorcomponentconcept labelcontract provisioncontract termcourse termcultural adjectivecultural descriptorcurrent conditioncurriculum termdata analysis term
abundant yearacademic yearadjectival phraseadministrationagreeannumantonymapodosisappellationarrangearticlesarticulationas regardsassumptionsbalancebaptizebasisbissextile yearborder linebound
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boundaryboundary conditionboundary linebournbreak boundarybreakoff pointcalendar monthcalendar yearcallcatastropheceasingceilingcenturycessationchristenchronologycircumscriptionclauseclausescodacome to termscommon yearcompasscompromiseconcerningconclusionconditionconditionsconfineconfinesconstructionconsummationcontinuitycontinuous tenurecoursecrack of doomculminationcurtaincurtainscutoffcutoff pointdaydeadlinedeathdecade
Verb(1 words)
Adjective(4 words)
biological descriptorcivic descriptorconceptual labelculture specific descriptor
Strong matches (164)
deceasedecennarydecenniumdefective yeardefinedelimitationdenominatedenominationdenouementdesignatedesignationdestinationdestinydetaildeterminantdivision linedoomdubdurationduree
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effectendend pointendingenlistmententitleenvoiepilogueepocheraeschatologyexceptionexpirationexpressionextremityfatefinal solutionfinal twitchfinal wordsfinalefinalityfinisfinishfiscal yearfloorfootingfortnightfree formfrontierglossemegogoalheaded grouphedgehigh water markhigh-water markhitchhomographhomonymhomophonehouriconidentifyidiomidiotismin relation toincumbencyinterfaceintervalitemizzardlabellastlast breathlast gasplast thingslast trumpetlast wordlast wordslastingnesslatter endleap yearlengthlexemelexical form
Noun(52 words)
defining worddescriptive term categorydescriptordescriptorsdesign termdesignatedesignationdictionary itemdirectorshipsdiscipline termdisease descriptordisjunctearth science termsecology termecology term concepteducation descriptorelement summedepiscopateeumetopiasexpressions
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full termgame termgeoscience descriptorgerman labelgerman stipulierengloss terracotta lookglossary termgovernment administrationgovernment descriptorgrammar descriptorhaickheadship of the schoolicelandic orðimprisonmentirtishitalian notificarejehovahjudgeshipkahunakentankeywordskulthummlabellabelslanguage designationlanguage unitlanguage unit conceptleadership periodlearning style descriptorleaselegal provisionlesson terms
Verb(4 words)
Adjective(23 words)
dutch woordeconomic concepteconomic stasis periodeconomic termenglish wordenvironmental descriptoreuropean descriptorevolutionary processfinancial descriptorgalician lagrimageneral english labelgerman festgerman verbgerman wortglorious revolution periodhistorical descriptoricelandic finnaicelandic vaknaideological terminstitutional descriptor
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instructional descriptoritali an cittàlegal condition
Related words (272)
Adjective(23 words)
lexical itemlogical conceptlogical termlong stintmedical descriptornice exclamationnon mesopotamian traitsnondescriptive termnoneducational descriptorphilosophical conceptpolitical descriptorpolitical termpolynomial termportuguese descritorpostindustrial civilizationprivate administration modifierpublic sector descriptorromanian conceptsingle concept termsocietal descriptor
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specific conceptstate-governmental directiveswedish molekyl
Noun(84 words)
life science termslifetimelinguistic labelmandatemangamarketing termmath termmathematical descriptormathematical termmayoral termmodeling descriptormore academic descriptormore scientific descriptormultiplicandsmusical termnamenamesofficial descriptorohsaold high german wort
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old norse orðoperativeordinal attribute labelpaleyparty realignmentpastoratesperturbationspolicy clausepolicy termpresidenciespresidencyprime ministershipprionotusproperty termprovide resourcesprovisionquarterrectorshipresresearch descriptorresilience signsschool termscience descriptorsemestersemesterssequence eventssequence itemsserkinsittingssociology termspellsstintsstipulatingstored electrical energystringsstrymonstudy vocabulary itemsummandswedish tidteaching labeltechnique descriptortenanciestenortenorstense moodtenure concepttenure relatedterm of descriptionterm of officeterminal figureterminology itemterminustone based descriptortradition descriptortrimestertrimestersvocabulary itemvocabulary termvocabulary wordwhileswordword unitwordsyana
limenlimitlimitationlimiting factorlineline of demarcationlinguistic formlocutionlogoslow-water marklower limitlunar monthlunar yearlunationlusterlustrumman hourman-hourmanner of speakingmarch
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markmetemetonymmicrosecondmillenniummillisecondminimum free formminutemomentmonosyllablemonthmoonmorphemenamenicknamenominatenoun phraseomegaparagraphparticularpastpaymentpayoffpeculiar expressionperiodperorationphasephrasal idiomphrasepointpolysyllablepositionpresentprison termprovisionprovisionsprovisopsychological timequalificationquarterquietusquinquenniumratesreconcileregardingregular yearrelating torelationsrelationshiprelative toreservationresolutionresting placescheduleseasonsecondsemasiological unitsememesemestersentencesessionset phrasesettlesidereal yearsignsignifiantsignificantsittingsolar yearspacespace timespace-timespanspecifyspellstampstandard phrasestandingstartstarting linestarting pointstintstipulationstipulationsstoppagestopping placestretchstringstringsstylesunswan songsyllablesymbolsynonymsyntactic structuretagtarget datetensetenureterminalterminal dateterminationterminustermsthe futurethe pastthe presentthresholdtidetimetime allotmenttimebindingtitletokentourtrimesterturnturn of expressionturn of phrasetwelvemonthtypeupper limitusageutteranceverb complexverb phraseverbalismverbumvocableway of speakingweekweekdaywhilewindupwith regard towordword-groupyearz
Adverb(1 words)
more cultural descriptor
Determiner(1 words)
one month
Verb(2 words)
sacksum total up
Interjection(1 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: condition, abundant year, academic theoretical descriptor, academic year, addend.
- Sentence evidence is available for term, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "term".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "term"
Keep "term" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "term" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "term", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "term" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
More specific
13 entriesCollocations
11 entriesacademic termcontract termglossary termlong termmathematical termpayment termsschool termshort termterm definitionterm lengthterm of office
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
52 translations across 30 languages.
Asturian
1 entries- términu noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Bulgarian
2 entries- срок noun (period in office or prison)
- член noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Catalan
2 entries- mandat noun (period in office or prison)
- terme noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 被加數 /被加数 noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Czech
2 entries- výraz noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
- člen noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Danish
2 entries- led noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
- mandatperiode noun (period in office or prison)
Dutch
1 entries- term noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Estonian
1 entries- liidetav noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Finnish
2 entries- termi noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
- toimikausi noun (period in office or prison)
French
2 entries- mandat noun (period in office or prison)
- terme noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Galician
1 entries- termo noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
German
4 entries- Amtszeit noun (period in office or prison)
- Gefängnisstrafe noun (period in office or prison)
- Haftstrafe noun (period in office or prison)
- Term noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Greek
1 entries- θητεία noun (period in office or prison)
Hindi
1 entries- जुमला noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Hungarian
4 entries- börtönbüntetés noun (period in office or prison)
- ciklus noun (period in office or prison)
- hivatali idő (szak) noun (period in office or prison)
- kifejezés noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Icelandic
1 entries- liður noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Italian
1 entries- termine noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Japanese
3 entries- 任期 noun (period in office or prison)
- 刑期 noun (period in office or prison)
- 項 noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kadencija noun (period in office or prison)
Norman
1 entries- gestion noun (period in office or prison)
Persian
1 entries- جمله noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Polish
1 entries- wyraz noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Portuguese
1 entries- termo noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Russian
4 entries- слага́емое noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
- срок noun (period in office or prison)
- срок полномо́чий noun (period in office or prison)
- член noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Slovak
1 entries- doba noun (period in office or prison)
Spanish
1 entries- término noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Swedish
2 entries- mandatperiod noun (period in office or prison)
- term noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Tagalog
1 entries- takay noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Turkish
1 entries- terim noun (one of the addends in a sum or in another mathematical operation)
Ukrainian
1 entries- строк noun (period in office or prison)
Sample sentences
37 total sentences available.
Your marks were well below average this term.
Source: tatoeba (17019)
I was busy studying for the term exam.
Source: tatoeba (20502)
The results of the term examination were anything but satisfactory.
Source: tatoeba (20503)
Showing 4 of 37 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "term"?
Closest matches include condition, abundant year, academic theoretical descriptor, academic year, addend.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "term"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.
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