Synonyms of vocabulary

vocabulary

noun

vō-ˈka-byə-ˌler-ē 

1

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

scientific vocabulary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• language
• slang
• idiom
• jargon
• argot
• lingo
• patois
• shoptalk
• jive
• patter
• speech
• vernacular
• colloquial
• cant
• shop
• colloquialism
• parlance
• pidgin
• regionalism
• localism
• vernacularism
• slanguage
• provincialism
• journalese
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• educationese
• technobabble
• cyberspeak
• governmentese

2

as in language

the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication

children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two

Synonyms & Similar Words

• language
• tongue
• dialect
• idiom
• terminology
• speech
• lingo
• mother tongue
• slang
• vernacular
• jargon
• colloquial
• argot
• parlance
• patois
• colloquialism
• pidgin
• idiolect
• slanguage
• regionalism
• patter
• vernacularism
• neologism
• localism
• coinage
• shibboleth
• modernism
• acrolect
• provincialism
• cant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vocabulary

Legal proceedings unfold amid overlapping speakers, interruptions, background noise, regional accents, and dense technical vocabulary. — K.h. Koehler, USA Today, 17 July 2026

The vocabulary moves first; the budget is meant to feel like a natural consequence. — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026

Scheffler had not seen conditions like this — a combination of yellow and brown, which translates to firm and fiery in a links vocabulary. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Designed in collaboration with Ukrainian architect and designer Victoria Yakusha, the boutique translates the brand’s restrained jewelry vocabulary into a nearly monochromatic interior. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 14 July 2026