Synonyms of term

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noun (1)

ˈtərm 

1

as in tenure

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position

elected for a two-year term as mayor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tenure
• stint
• tour
• shift
• duration
• time
• hitch
• lifetime
• cycle
• spell
• span
• watch
• standing
• life
• life span
• turn
• stretch
• run
• go

2

as in word

a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field

what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• word
• phrase
• expression
• idiom
• colloquialism
• monosyllable
• morpheme
• euphemism
• coinage
• linguistic form
• neologism
• speech form
• locution
• collocation
• loanword
• modernism
• archaism
• polysyllable
• vernacularism

term

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verb (1)

as in to name

to give a name to

the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• name
• call
• title
• label
• dub
• nickname
• style
• designate
• nominate
• denominate
• entitle
• denote
• christen
• specify
• baptize
• brand
• tag
• clepe
• stigmatize
• rename
• misname
• miscall
• relabel
• surname
• code-name
• mistitle
• rechristen

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noun (2)

plural of term

1

as in tenures

a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position

elected for a two-year term as mayor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tenures
• stints
• tours
• shifts
• times
• hitches
• goes
• durations
• watches
• cycles
• lifetimes
• spells
• spans
• runs
• stretches
• lives
• standings
• life spans
• turns

2

as in words

a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field

what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• words
• expressions
• phrases
• idioms
• linguistic forms
• speech forms
• morphemes
• colloquialisms
• monosyllables
• polysyllables
• euphemisms
• locutions
• coinages
• neologisms
• collocations
• modernisms
• archaisms
• loanwords
• vernacularisms

terms

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of term

as in names

to give a name to

the armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• names
• labels
• titles
• styles
• calls
• dubs
• designates
• nicknames
• denominates
• nominates
• entitles
• specifies
• clepes
• christens
• brands
• denotes
• tags
• baptizes
• stigmatizes
• misnames
• renames
• mistitles
• surnames
• code-names
• relabels
• miscalls
• rechristens

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of term

Noun

And with personal terms already agreed on a seven-year contract between the 20-year-old and the Premier League side, there is every chance a deal gets completed. —Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 8 June 2025

Trump has ramped up immigration enforcement in his second term after running on a promise to conduct mass deportations. —Joe Hernandez, NPR, 8 June 2025

Verb

Pittman is termed out of office in December 2026 and has been pondering his next political move. —Josh Kurtz, Baltimore Sun, 22 May 2025

Nothing like this had been attempted in 25 years, and Range’s Micelli termed it a third revolution, harkening to a couple of covert formations that transformed the rep business. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 21 May 2025

Phrases Containing term

• come to terms