# synonym
## English
### Alternative forms

* synonime, synonyme (obsolete)

### Etymology

From Middle English sinonyme, from Latin synōnymum, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), neuter singular form of συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name”). By surface analysis, syn- +‎ -onym.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: sĭn'ənĭm, IPA: /ˈsɪn.əˌnɪm/
** Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪm

### Noun

synonym (plural synonyms)
* (semantics, strictly) A word or term whose meaning is the same as that of another.
    Synonyms: poecilonym (rare), alias
    Antonyms: antonym, opposite
    Hypernyms: equivalent; word; term
    Coordinate terms: coordinate term, cohyponym; comeronym; hypernym, hyperonym; hyponym; near-synonym, parasynonym, plesionym; metonym, synechdoche; antiphrasis
* (semantics, loosely) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
    “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”.
** 1991, William T. Parry, Edward A. Hacker, Aristotelian Logic‎:The proportion of English words that have an exact synonym is small.
* (taxonomy) Any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules.
    Hyponyms: senior synonym, junior synonym, objective synonym, subjective synonym, homotypic synonym, heterotypic synonym
** (taxonomy, informal) The subset of those names other than the one to be used according to the rules.
** (taxonomy, by extension) Any name that has been applied to a taxon other than the one to be used, including those not allowed by the rules such as misspellings or nomina nuda.
* (databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
** 2011, Paul Nielsen, Uttam Parui, Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Bible:Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.

#### Synonyms

* (all senses): synonymum (non-native speakers' English)

#### Derived terms

* heterotypic synonym
* homotypic synonym
* junior synonym
* near-synonym
* nomenclatural synonym
* objective synonym
* parasynonym
* quasi-synonym
* slangonym
* subjective synonym
* synonymic
* synonymist
* synonymize
* synonymous
* synonym ring
* synonymy
* taxonomic synonym
* textonym

#### Translations

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### See also

* homotypic
* heterotypic
* Wiktionary:Semantic relations
Nyms (with category [cat] if any) :
| Noun (cat) | Sound | Spelling | Meaning | phone/graph |
| identical | same | same | same | homophone & homograph |
| homophone (cat) | same | different | different | homophone & heterograph |
| alternative spelling | same | different | same | homophone & heterograph |
| homonym | same | same | different | homophone & homograph |
| synonym | different | different | same | heterophone & heterograph |
| heteronym (cat) | different | same | different | heterophone & homograph |
| alternative pronunciation | different | same | same | heterophone & homograph |
| distinct | different | different | different | heterophone & heterograph |

## Danish
### Adjective

synonym
* synonymous

#### Inflection

$^1$ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. $^2$ The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

#### Synonyms

* ensbetydende

### Noun

synonym n (singular definite synonymet, plural indefinite synonymer)
* synonym

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “synonym” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “synonym” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## German
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zynoˈnyːm/, [zy.no-], [ˌzʏ.no-]
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

synonym (strong nominative masculine singular synonymer, not comparable)
* synonymous
    Synonym: (rarer) synonymisch

#### Related terms

* Synonym
* Synonymie
* antonym, antonymisch
* Antonym
* Antonymie

### Further reading

* “synonym” in Duden online
* “synonym” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

synonym (neuter singular synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme)
* synonymous

#### Synonyms

* ensbetydende
* enstydig
* liketydig

### Noun

synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym or synonymer, definite plural synonyma or synonymene)
* synonym

#### Synonyms

* liketyding

#### Derived terms

* synonymordbok

#### Related terms

* synonymi
* synonymikk
* synonymitet
* synonympreparat

### See also

* entydig

### References

* “synonym” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek συνώνυμον (sunṓnumon), and συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos, “synonymous”).

### Adjective

synonym (neuter synonymt, definite singular and plural synonyme, comparative synonymare, indefinite superlative synonymast, definite superlative synonymaste)
* synonymous

#### Synonyms

* einstydande
* einstydig
* liketydig

### Noun

synonym n (definite singular synonymet, indefinite plural synonym, definite plural synonyma)
* synonym

#### Synonyms

* liketyding

#### Derived terms

* synonymordbok

#### Related terms

* synonymi
* synonymikk
* synonymitet
* synonympreparat

### See also

* eintydig

### References

* “synonym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Adjective

synonym
* synonymous
    Synonym: liktydig

#### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

### Noun

synonym
* synonym

#### Declension
### Further reading

* synonym in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)