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

Kitchen grandmacore could show up in that vocabulary within a year. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Lowenstein told me that the evolving maps have drained the meaning from those Obama-era debates about the viability of a Palestinian state, forcing a revision of the vocabulary that American politicians use to talk about the conflict. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026

His work frequently censored by the Israeli government, Mansour developed a vocabulary of symbols that today functions as a language of resistance. — News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026

Cantonese uses different grammar than Mandarin, as well as different vocabulary, particularly in the city of Hong Kong, where speakers often switch between English and Cantonese words, sometimes in the same sentence. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026