synonymous

adjective

syn·​on·​y·​mous sə-ˈnä-nə-məs 

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 marathon …

—Runner's World

synonymously adverb

Examples of synonymous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Donald Newhouse, the billionaire newspaper publisher who helped oversee one of America’s most powerful media empires and whose family name remains synonymous with Condé Nast, has died at 96. —Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026

Thierry Mugler, Azzedine Alaïa and Jean Paul Gaultier, all pioneers of individualism, set the stage for a hyper avant-garde movement synonymous with New York’s downtown and underground club scene. —Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

By the early 1900s, the half-and-half design had fully evolved into the striped blaugrana kit now synonymous with Barcelona. —Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

For 40 years, Boise State and its blue football field have become synonymous with one another. —Shaun Goodwin may 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for synonymous

• anonymous
• autonomous
• economise
• eponymous

Kids Definition

synonymous

adjective

syn·​on·​y·​mous sə-ˈnän-ə-məs 

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