Synonyms of dialects

dialects

noun

plural of dialect

as in languages

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

the promotional team for the new computer used a dialect full of acronyms that the press found difficult to follow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• languages
• terminologies
• vocabularies
• slangs
• idioms
• patois
• argots
• jargons
• lingos
• cants
• vernaculars
• shoptalk
• colloquialisms
• regionalisms
• localisms
• patter
• shops
• jives
• pidgins
• vernacularisms
• speeches
• colloquials
• provincialisms
• parlances
• slanguages
• educationeses
• bureaucrateses
• technobabbles
• journaleses
• computereses
• governmenteses
• cyberspeaks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dialects

And while Hasidic dialects are by far the most spoken among modern Yiddish speakers, opportunities to learn the Hasidic dialect from native speakers like Malowicki are relatively rare. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Google says training across languages, dialects, and different proficiency levels helped the model learn structures shared between sign languages. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 12 Aug. 2026

Outpouring of grief The sound of sobbing underlays chanting in dozens of dialects woven together in a single expression of sorrow for Imam Hussein and his companions and family, killed and taken captive in the defining event of Shia Islam. — Jane Arraf, NPR, 10 Aug. 2026

Sometimes the problem is not translation at all, but meanings that shift between two dialects of the same language. — Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

Korea and China just demonstrated, in their very different dialects, that friction can be deliberately put back. — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

In India, the book Why Tibet Matters has been translated into 15 local dialects to galvanize solidarity among the host community. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 July 2026

Unlike the brighter, more melodic style often associated with Austria and the Tyrol region, Swiss yodeling is slower and more melancholic — an emotionally nuanced tradition rooted in distinct regional dialects. — Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026

In our day, before there was the interweb, 30 to 40 interviews a week, promoting stuff back-to-back-to-back in all dialects and languages. — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 25 June 2026