Synonyms of vocabulary

vocabulary

noun

vō-ˈka-byə-ˌler-ē 

1

as in terminology

the special terms or expressions of a particular group or field

scientific vocabulary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terminology
• dialect
• language
• slang
• idiom
• jargon
• argot
• lingo
• patois
• shoptalk
• jive
• patter
• speech
• vernacular
• colloquial
• cant
• shop
• colloquialism
• parlance
• pidgin
• regionalism
• localism
• vernacularism
• slanguage
• provincialism
• journalese
• bureaucratese
• computerese
• educationese
• technobabble
• cyberspeak
• governmentese

2

as in language

the stock of words, pronunciation, and grammar used by a people as their basic means of communication

children learn enough of the common vocabulary to make themselves understood by around the age of two

Synonyms & Similar Words

• language
• tongue
• dialect
• idiom
• terminology
• speech
• lingo
• mother tongue
• slang
• vernacular
• jargon
• colloquial
• argot
• parlance
• patois
• colloquialism
• pidgin
• idiolect
• slanguage
• regionalism
• patter
• vernacularism
• neologism
• localism
• coinage
• shibboleth
• modernism
• acrolect
• provincialism
• cant

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vocabulary

The set of phonemes the model can recognize from brain activity, when combined in different ways to create different words, covers a vocabulary that amounts to nearly 90 percent of the English language. — Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026

Her studio has developed some 800 design blocks, allowing her team to create new silhouettes while maintaining a cohesive design vocabulary. — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

To follow any of this is to wade through a thicket of non-sequitur arguments, florid vocabulary and, in his latest twist, the Gospels. — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Some have called for specialized investment products geared toward women or a separate vocabulary for explaining private markets. — Nili Sangani, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026