synonymous
Americanadjective
adjective
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(often foll by with) being a synonym (of)
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closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)
his name was synonymous with greed
Other Word Forms
- nonsynonymous adjective
- nonsynonymously adverb
- synonymously adverb
- synonymousness noun
- unsynonymous adjective
- unsynonymously adverb
Etymology
Origin of synonymous
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
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During his nine-year spell, the Egyptian has become synonymous with the Anfield club but next season he will have a new home after Tuesday's news that he will leave at the end of the season.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director and special counsel whose name became synonymous with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, died Friday at age 81.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
"We just have bad experiences of everything they call 'progress' becoming synonymous with destruction," Lamloum said.
From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026
At the Munich Security Conference this month, Rubio stated that the “entire romance of the cowboy archetype that became synonymous with the American West” was “born in Spain.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Horatio Alger’s books have made his name synonymous with rags-to-riches success, but that was not his personal story.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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