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

Meanwhile, the very vocabulary of humanitarianism and antiracism has become so selectively applied or debased as to be meaningless. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Using data collected over years of painstaking observation, Elie discovered 11 core calls that make up the zebra finch vocabulary, such as calls for distress, hunger and saying hello. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 26 June 2026

Understanding The Exposure Gap Many young marketers arrive with ambition, vocabulary and a solid grasp of brand theory. — Michael Wright, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The first time it was administered, 8,040 students were given 97 minutes to race through 315 questions covering foreign languages, logic skills, vocabulary, and arithmetic. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 22 June 2026