Synonyms of synonymous

synonymous

adjective

as in comparable

resembling or being like another in meaning

The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."

Related Words

• comparable
• identical
• similar
• analogous
• such
• equivalent
• corresponding
• like
• tantamount
• alike
• matching
• akin
• parallel
• same
• correspondent
• consonant
• twin
• coordinate
• indistinguishable
• consistent
• equal
• coequal
• suchlike
• look-alike
• duplicate
• interchangeable
• cognate
• coincident
• even
• substitutable
• redundant
• resembling
• connate
• coextensive
• resemblant
• fungible
• conformable
• conforming
• approaching
• me-too
• approximating
• ditto
• selfsame
• close

Dissimilar Words

• different
• other
• distinctive
• unlike
• distinguishable
• dissimilar
• distinct
• diverse
• antonymous
• disparate
• distant
• opposite
• antithetical
• contradictory
• antonymic
• polar
• contrary
• nonidentical
• unalike
• differentiable
• antipodal
• diametric
• antipodean
• discriminable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of synonymous

Centuries later, the German gymnasium became synonymous not with athletics but with intellectual rigor. — Dan Rockmore, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026

The original Wembley opened in 1923 and became synonymous with some of English soccer’s defining moments. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026

The type of purge now synonymous with the actions of Joseph Stalin in the Soviet Union aims at eliminating someone from the party, whether through incarceration, exile, or death. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026

Brunson and Hargitay, who are friends, have become synonymous with the Knicks for different reasons. — Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026