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

Examples of vocabulary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Early on, most of the film’s humor exploits Mildred’s mind-boggling vocabulary and knowledge compared to the oddball Strawn’s less-than-worldly existence. —Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 Sep. 2024

Moreover, reading can reduce risks of cognitive decline; build your vocabulary, empathy and curiosity; and help with creative problem solving and improve sleep quality. —Emily Reynolds Bergh, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

If this were a sympathetic exercise instead of a salacious one, a more algebraic reconsideration could use the modern vocabulary and cultural nuance Brennan said the Menendezs didn’t have at the time. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2024

This is a vocabulary and a practice of our possible living. —Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 9 Sep. 2024