as in substitute
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
Migrant is a generic term that doesn’t have any specific legal meaning and is often used incorrectly as a synonym for immigrant.
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Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Jett: Scorpios love wearing the color black, and this short first name is a synonym for the shade.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Image The name Takacs has become a synonym for assured, collective excellence, but its story is one of evolution, not stasis.
—David Allen Chet Strange, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
Jett: Scorpios love wearing the color black, and this short first name is a synonym for the shade.
—Kara Nesvig, Parents, 17 June 2025
Image The name Takacs has become a synonym for assured, collective excellence, but its story is one of evolution, not stasis.
—David Allen Chet Strange, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Her longer term projects included writing the book Food Festivals: Eating Your Way from Coast to Coast, co-authoring the book Holidays and Festivals Dictionary, and serving as an editor for a synonym dictionary entitled The Synonym Finder, published by Rodale.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonym
Noun
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The last 11 players on the pitch go into the huddle; the substitutes are not involved, making the circle smaller and ensuring players can hear.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Sacramento River acted as a substitute for the Mississippi River.—
John Turton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The addictive opioid drug is 50 times more potent than morphine and can trigger a fatal overdose with as little as 2 milligrams, the equivalent of a few grains of salt.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The heft of batteries means EVs are generally a few hundred kilograms heavier than their fossil fuel equivalents.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Synonym.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonym. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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