synonymous

[si-non-uh-muhs]

adjective

1. having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.

synonymous

/ sɪˈnɒnɪməs /

adjective

1. (often foll by with) being a synonym (of)

2. closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)

   his name was synonymous with greed

Other Word Forms

• synonymously adverb
• synonymousness noun
• nonsynonymous adjective
• nonsynonymously adverb
• unsynonymous adjective
• unsynonymously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of synonymous¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Greek synṓnymos, equivalent to syn- prefix + -ōnym- “name, word” + -os adjective suffix; syn-, -onym, -ous

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, social changes meant that status and privilege were no longer synonymous with wealth and power.

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Swarovski crystals are synonymous with some of cinema’s most glamorous fashion moments, so it’s only fitting that the brand’s 130th anniversary exhibition take place in the heart of Hollywood.

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Though Godard later came to be synonymous with turgid, obtuse cinema, “Nouvelle Vague” is the opposite: a sprightly, effervescent ode to moviemaking as semi-controlled mischief.

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Groups like Comando Vermelho have moved beyond drug trafficking by seizing control of valuable services to favelas like internet, water, electricity and transport -- making territory synonymous with revenue.

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Paiporta was the town that became synonymous with the Dana because of the enormous devastation it suffered, with 56 inhabitants losing their lives.

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Related Words

• compatible 
• identical 
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• interchangeable 
• one and the same