Synonyms of dialect

dialect

noun

ˈdī-ə-ˌlekt 

as in terminology

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dialect

That leaves countless other languages and dialects, even those spoken by tens of millions of people, by the wayside. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

With so many speakers in different places, Spanish has developed ten different main dialects. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Others argued that the characters should be speaking with Greek accents or even in an ancient Greek dialect to honor the source material’s roots in Greek mythology. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

But after Carter reset the unit later that year by bringing in new leaders who were native speakers of both the tech world’s dialect and the language of warfighting, the organization succeeded in building a bridge between the two communities. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026