as in comparable
resembling or being like another in meaning
The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."
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Recent Examples of synonymous
Football is something that is super synonymous with Burberry.
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
Probst, who grew up in the Seattle area and started his career here, is synonymous with the show that’s outlasted (and outwitted, and outplayed) any TV counterpart.
—Paige Cornwell, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
To millennial fans, Duff will always be synonymous with the awkwardly endearing, big-hearted Lizzie McGuire.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Palm Springs is synonymous with desert modernism, a sleek, glass-and-steel aesthetic that has come to define the Coachella Valley enclave.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
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Luke Leitch, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2026
Probst, who grew up in the Seattle area and started his career here, is synonymous with the show that’s outlasted (and outwitted, and outplayed) any TV counterpart.
—Paige Cornwell, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
To millennial fans, Duff will always be synonymous with the awkwardly endearing, big-hearted Lizzie McGuire.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Palm Springs is synonymous with desert modernism, a sleek, glass-and-steel aesthetic that has come to define the Coachella Valley enclave.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for synonymous
Adjective
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The office has long handled discrimination cases in areas like housing and employment, but students don’t have a comparable option to file complaints.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Yet after three straight seasons with identical point totals, 41 apiece, Strome had played in just over half the team’s games this year between injuries, illness and healthy scratches peppered into that mix of maladies.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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The teams came in with identical records – 25-5 overall and 15-3 in conference play – and the game looked virtually even with eight minutes left.—
Ben Messinger,
Daily News,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Synonymous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synonymous. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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