synonymous

adjective

syn·​on·​y·​mous sə-ˈnä-nə-məs How to pronounce synonymous (audio)
1
: having the character of a synonym
also : alike in meaning or significance
2
: having the same connotations, implications, or reference
to runners, Boston is synonymous with marathonRunners World
synonymously adverb

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Working with Labelhood, a retailer and talent support platform that has become synonymous with Chinese designer fashion, a second part will be added to highlight leading designers who have helped shape the Chinese fashion landscape over the past decade. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 For decades, Jordan’s name has been synonymous with excellence. Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Two dishes synonymous with the city are moussaka and pastitsio, yet the versions popular today entered the repertoire just a century ago, when Greece’s first food writer, Nikolaos Tselementes, published his landmark Odigos Mageirikis (Cooking Guide). Katherine Whittaker, Saveur, 9 Oct. 2025 Ross has become synonymous with public broadcasting — some activists have even invoked him in their calls for restoring federal funding to it. Rachel Treisman, NPR, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for synonymous

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of synonymous was in 1610

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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/synonymous. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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synonymous

adjective
syn·​on·​y·​mous sə-ˈnän-ə-məs How to pronounce synonymous (audio)
1
: alike in meaning
2
: suggesting the same thing
a brand name that is synonymous with quality
synonymously adverb
Etymology

from Latin synonymus "synonymous," from Greek synōnymos, literally, "having the same name," from syn- "together, along with" and onyma, onoma "name" — related to anonymous, symposium, synagogue, synchronous

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