synonyms

Cultural  

1. Words that mean roughly the same thing. Container and receptacle are synonyms.

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Example Sentences

“The children have a knack for synonyms,” Penelope explained modestly, although she took great pride in her students’ accomplishments, as all good teachers do.

From Literature

Of course Cassiopeia actually meant synonyms, but it was all lost on Mrs. Clarke.

From Literature

No-fault divorce currently allows spouses to file over "irreconcilable differences," "incompatibility" or because their marriages are "irretrievably broken," among other synonyms, with specific language depending on the state.

From Salon

"Repair" and "fix" may be synonyms, but your trustworthy Midwestern TV dad understands the difference.

From Salon

Pedrosa, however, speaks about celebrating the foreigner and the historic waves of migration across the planet, offering a catalog of synonyms — “Immigrant, émigré, expatriate” — even as he expands the concept.

From New York Times