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" Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony."
Paulo Coelho

Meaning of "synonymous" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF SYNONYMOUS

sɪˈnɒnɪməs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNONYMOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Synonymous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SYNONYMOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synonym

A synonym is a word with the same or similar meaning of another word. Words that are synonyms are said to be synonymous, and the state of being a synonym is called synonymy. The word comes from Ancient Greek syn and onoma . An example of synonyms are the words begin and commence. Likewise, if we talk about a long time or an extended time, long and extended become synonyms. In the figurative sense, two words are often said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation: ...a widespread impression that... Hollywood was synonymous with immorality... — Doris Kearns Goodwin...

Definition of synonymous in the English dictionary

The definition of synonymous in the dictionary is being a synonym. Other definition of synonymous is foll by with closely associated or suggestive.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNONYMOUS

acronymous · animus · anonymous · antonymous · autonymous · cryptonymous · eponymous · euonymus · evonymus · heteronomous · heteronymous · Hieronymus · homonymous · onymous · paronymous · polyonymous · pseudonymous · tautonymic · tautonymous · unanimous

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNONYMOUS

synonym · synonymatic · synonymic · synonymical · synonymicon · synonymies · synonymise · synonymist · synonymity · synonymize · synonymously · synonymousness · synonymy · synop. · synopses · synopsis · synopsise · synopsize · synoptic · synoptically

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNONYMOUS

Alcoholics Anonymous · anadromous · autonomous · azymous · blasphemous · chymous · cymous · dichotomous · didymous · enormous · famous · Gamblers Anonymous · ginormous · infamous · Narcotics Anonymous · Parents Anonymous · posthumous · squamous · venomous · world-famous

Synonyms and antonyms of synonymous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synonymous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SYNONYMOUS

Find out the translation of synonymous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of synonymous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synonymous» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

密不可分的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sinónimo
570 millions of speakers
en

English

synonymous
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पर्याय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مرادفا
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

синонимом
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

sinônimo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সমার্থক
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

synonyme
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Sinonim
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

gleichbedeutend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

同義の
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

동의어의
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Sinonim
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng nghĩa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஒத்ததாக
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

समानार्थी
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

eşanlamlı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sinonimo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

synonimem
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

синонімом
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

sinonim
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

συνώνυμο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinoniem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

synonymt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

synonymt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synonymous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNONYMOUS»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of synonymous
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «synonymous».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about synonymous

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10 QUOTES WITH «SYNONYMOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word synonymous.
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Isabelle Adjani
Before, for me, peace could have been synonymous with boredom.
2
Mustafa Akyol
What if democracy does not serve liberty? This question is seldom asked in the West, where democracy is often seen as synonymous with liberalism.
3
Warren Bennis
Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.
4
Leonard Bernstein
Technique is communication: the two words are synonymous in conductors.
5
Kenneth Bonert
When I was growing up, Mandela's name was synonymous with terror. We were scared of him. You couldn't see any photos of him. A photo of him could have gotten you in jail.
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Paulo Coelho
Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony.
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Mike Crapo
Simplicity just isn't a word synonymous with taxes.
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Eric Dane
The action genre is not always the most synonymous with character development.
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Nick Denton
The idea of harnessing the intelligence of the readership has been lost in the quest for Facebook likes. For many, readers have become synonymous with hateful commenters. It's time for a renewed push to realize some of the original dreams of the web.
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Cary Fowler
To many people, 'biodiversity' is almost synonymous with the word 'nature,' and 'nature' brings to mind steamy forests and the big creatures that dwell there. Fair enough. But biodiversity is much more than that, for it encompasses not only the diversity of species, but also the diversity within species.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNONYMOUS»

Discover the use of synonymous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synonymous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Alcoholics Synonymous
To show other alcoholics precisely how we have rediscovered this is the main purpose of this book. For them we hope these pages will prove so convincing that no further authentication will be necessary.
Author chris Kovach, 2008
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A Dictionary of English Synonyms and Synonymous Expressions
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Richard Soule, 2008
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Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics
Synonymous. and. Nonsynonymous. Nucleotide. Substitutions. In chapter 3, we have seen that the rate of nucleotide substitution is much higher at the third positions of codons than at the first and second positions. This is caused by the fact ...
Masatoshi Nei, Sudhir Kumar, 2000
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Aristotelian Logic
g Synonymous Definition. One of the simplest ways of giving the meaning of a word is by means of a one-word synonym. For example, we might find the following definitions: (a) Fenster (neuter), window. (a') "Fenster" is the German word for a ...
William Thomas Parry, Edward A. Hacker, 1991
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Complete Genome Sequence and Strain Differentiation of ...
... (n~3) 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 goat (n~2) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sheep (n~3) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 3 0 3 3 3 Mutation type synonymous synonymous non-synonymous ...
Lingling Li, 2008
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Word Source: The Smarter Way to Learn Vocabulary
Ex, as in exorbitant, is synonymous with out. 24. Fac, as in facile, is synonymous with do. 25. Frac, as in refract, is synonymous with break. 26. Gen, as in genealogy, is synonymous with birth. 27. Grad, as in graduation, is synonymous with step.
Randy Howe, 2006
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Comparative Animal Biochemistry
The rate of synonymous substitution is approximately the same for all genes and is always significantly higher than that of amino acid-exchanging substitution ; most recorded values are around 5 • 10"9 per nucleotide per year, with extremes of ...
Klaus Urich, 1994
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Monograph of the Urostyloidea (Ciliophora, Hypotricha)
New synonyms (including supposed synonyms): Bakuella kreuzkampii Song, Wilbert & Berger, 1992 is synonymous with Bakuella agamalievi Borror & Wicklow, 1983 (present book, p. 541); Bakuella muensterlandii Alekperov, 1992 is ...
Helmut Berger, 2007
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Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution
In the DNA alignment, the only substitutions that have occurred in this region are synonymous changes. These occur in columns 3, 6, 9, and 12 of Fig. 3.1 (check these with the genetic code in Table 2.1). Since almost all synonymous changes  ...
Paul G. Higgs, Teresa K. Attwood, 2013
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A Critical Study in Method
It is due to the fact that, in one sense, one may know that D is D without knowing that D is £) - where 'D' and 'two' are synonymous sentences - because of the nature and limitations of one's knowledge. The following consideration shows that ...
H. Khathchadourian, 1967

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNONYMOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synonymous is used in the context of the following news items.
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#21AceStories: Is Asexuality Synonymous With Celibacy?
Samantha, asexual, 28, Michigan: I suppose asexuals are more likely to remain single than most people, but it's certainly not synonymous. I only know myself ... «Advocate.com, Jul 15»
2
Gap, once synonymous with mall shopping, fades from region
At one point, Gap was synonymous with mall shopping. Now one of the biggest trends in retail is that malls aren't attracting as many customers and anchor ... «Scranton Times-Tribune, Jul 15»
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Meet the man who's become synonymous with the SCOTUS gay …
Just imagine how Jim Obergefell must have felt. He was the lead plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges and his name has become synonymous with the case that just ... «Fusion, Jun 15»
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LCS 10 and Gabrielle Giffords: With christening, ship gets a name …
"It's very appropriate that the LCS-10 be named for someone who has become synonymous with courage, who has inspired the nation with remarkable ... «AL.com, Jun 15»
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For Springer, playing smart and playing hard can be synonymous
For Springer, playing smart and playing hard can be synonymous. Posted on May 13, 2015 | By Evan Drellich · Print · —. The bottom line with George Springer ... «Chron.com, May 15»
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Huntsville Hall of Fame: Kelly Pace Wilson synonymous with tennis …
The city of Huntsville and the sport of tennis have long been virtually synonymous. Over the years, probably no other community in the state of Alabama has ... «AL.com, Apr 15»
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Synonymous with dharma
In the Yuddha Kanda, Valmiki captures the excitement and expectation characteristic of war narration. The sage describes in detail the battle between the ... «The Hindu, Apr 15»
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Championships synonymous with Sprint Cup owner Hendrick
Championships synonymous with Sprint Cup owner Hendrick. Rick Hendrick, left, says his team is motivated to send Jeff Gordon out on top. | David Kent Star- ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Apr 15»
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Townsend: Numbers show Dirk as synonymous to his franchise as …
By any calculation, Nowitzki is as synonymous to his franchise as any player in NBA history. He's led the Mavericks to their only championship. He's obliterated ... «Dallas Morning News, Mar 15»
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Netanyahu's lesson for American liberals: Zionism is not …
Netanyahu's lesson for American liberals: Zionism is not synonymous with liberalism. Damon Linker. (Illustration by Lauren Hansen | Images courtesy Corbis). «The Week Magazine, Mar 15»
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