as in equivalent
a word having the same meaning as another word
He needed an synonym for "cold," and decided to use "freezing."
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Recent Examples of synonym
Executives continue to use those descriptors, or synonyms for them, for the upcoming holiday season.
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Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Migrant is a generic term that doesn’t have any specific legal meaning and is often used incorrectly as a synonym for immigrant.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
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Courtney Reagan, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Weird what words former Rockies turn into synonyms.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2025
Often, the yellow and green groups have synonyms, the blues have cultural references and the purples have some kind of wordplay involved.
—Kris Holt, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Migrant is a generic term that doesn’t have any specific legal meaning and is often used incorrectly as a synonym for immigrant.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
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For comparison, that’s the equivalent of Pakistan’s electricity demand.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
25 Jan. 2026
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Attorney Yates points out that the amount of DNA on Debe's coat that the lab had said could be consistent with Bob Atrops was miniscule—the equivalent of about six skin cells.—
Sarah Prior,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The limited menu has left many women dissatisfied and searching for safer alternatives.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Notably at the time, Apple failed to issue an iOS 18 alternative for reluctant upgraders.—
Kate O'Flaherty,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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That is the joint-highest number of goals scored by substitutes for a team in the division over the period with… Hurzeler’s Brighton.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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When CEOs treat financial advice as a substitute for judgment, leadership starts to erode, decisions slow down, and conviction weakens.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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