SOFTWARE Synonyms: 7 Similar and Opposite Words

software

noun

Definition of software next

as in program

as in application The new software was designed to make the process of data entry more efficient.

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

hardware

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of software These companies build a scaffolding of software and services around commercial large language models, which allow organizations to use the AI without exposing their secrets. —

Erik German, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2026 The software generates hundreds of millions in licensing revenue. —

Ugo Troiano, Oc Register, 26 Mar. 2026 Eventually, the software seemed capable of translating a mathematical work into Lean code and automatically checking it without human intervention. —

Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026 The Phi Theta Kappa member plans to earn a certificate in software development in May. —

Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for software

Recent Examples of Synonyms for software

Noun

In other words, these programs offer actresses real opportunities as well as scenes in which they’re seated at their dressing tables putting on diamond earrings while coping with a situation involving a DNA test.

— Libby Gelman-Waxner, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2026
It’s been only three months since the last SpaceX launch of a GPS satellite, said Anne Mason, SpaceX’s director of its National Security Space Launch program.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026