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synonymous

Syllabification: (syn·on·y·mous)
Pronunciation: /səˈnänəməs/

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Definition of synonymous

adjective

  • (of a word or phrase) having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word or phrase in the same language:aggression is often taken as synonymous with violence
  • closely associated with or suggestive of something:his deeds had made his name synonymous with victory

Derivatives

synonymously

adverb

synonymousness

noun

synonymous in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of synonymous in the British & World English dictionary