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

But my citizenship, synonymous with quality and power, sat there like a taunt and a temptation. — Karan Mahajan, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026

Novak Djokovic No athlete became more synonymous with the vaccine debate than the greatest tennis player of all-time, Novak Djokovic. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The skirt is practically synonymous with fall and winter, pairing effortlessly with seasonal staples like turtleneck sweaters and knee-high boots. — Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2026

Additionally, more than half of the respondents rejected the idea that aging is synonymous with decline, and 69% disagreed that older people stop caring about beauty, style and looking good. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026