Synonyms of words

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noun

plural of word

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as in terms

a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field

my doctor used all of these medical words that I didn't understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terms
• phrases
• expressions
• idioms
• monosyllables
• morphemes
• polysyllables
• speech forms
• linguistic forms
• locutions
• collocations
• colloquialisms
• euphemisms
• neologisms
• coinages
• loanwords
• archaisms
• modernisms
• vernacularisms

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as in statements

something that is said

people who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• statements
• messages
• utterances
• announcements
• declarations
• communications
• proclamations
• pronouncements
• declamations
• manifestos
• verbalizations
• vocalizations

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as in vows

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something

I give you my word that I won't try to escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vows
• promises
• assurances
• oaths
• pledges
• commitments
• appointments
• contracts
• agreements
• obligations
• tokens
• engagements
• troths
• arrangements
• guarantees
• covenants
• undertakings
• deposits
• securities
• warranties
• compacts
• guaranties
• pawns
• gages
• bonds
• bails

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as in instructions

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

the troops waited for their commanding officer to give the word

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• edicts
• orders
• directions
• directives
• commandments
• dos
• injunctions
• commands
• imperatives
• decrees
• requirements
• dictates
• charges
• behests
• rules
• demands
• laws
• precepts
• mandates
• statutes
• prescriptions
• regulations
• ordinances
• prescripts
• countermands
• counterorders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• petitions
• appeals
• recommendations
• pleas
• proposals
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

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as in passwords

a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard

"What's the word?" demanded the sentry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passwords
• signs
• watchwords
• signals
• countersigns
• indications
• paroles
• shibboleths
• hints

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as in sayings

an often stated observation regarding something from common experience

are there truer words than "never look a gift horse in the mouth"?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sayings
• proverbs
• maxims
• aphorisms
• mottoes
• epigrams
• expressions
• saws
• adages
• apothegms
• truths
• remarks
• clichés
• platitudes
• sententiae
• comments
• bywords
• axioms
• precepts
• bromides
• commonplaces
• formulas
• truisms
• reflections
• felicities
• notes
• wheezes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of word

as in says

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

tried to word the declaration exactly right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• phrases
• expresses
• articulates
• states
• clothes
• puts
• formulates
• describes
• translates
• couches
• implies
• hints
• paraphrases
• crafts
• summarizes
• speaks
• intimates
• suggests
• tells
• frames
• utters
• restates
• discloses
• rephrases
• rewords
• insinuates
• communicates
• verbalizes
• renders
• talks
• vocalizes
• writes up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of words

Noun

The developments are part of Neuralink’s experimental brain-computer interface (BCI) technology, which translates neural signals associated with intended speech into words. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Locals and visitors alike have taken her words to heart ever since. — Laura Hall, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026

But his 2024 reinstatement on Elon Musk’s X has mainstreamed Fuentes’s words and clips. — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026

News of the restaurant’s exit was met with words of support and well wishes. — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

In the criticism category, Owen Gleiberman was nominated for film critic (over 1,000 words) as well as music critic and Daniel D’Addario was nominated for theater/performing arts critic. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

Yes, this can also get confrontational at times, with words being traded and attitudes checked at either the tailgate tent or the door to each hosting house. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Reducing Gulliver’s Travels to only a topsy-turvy tale of humans both tiny and massive is to ignore the savage intellect that penned its words. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026

There are so many words in this clue with more than one meaning across contexts. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing words

• bandy words
• put into words