synonym

Example Sentences

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Affordability isn’t a synonym for inflation, which is the rate of change in the overall price level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025

Smug, as we use it as a synonym for conceited or self-righteous, emerged from its earlier sense of “neat and trim,” which is exactly the ideal of a pert bump.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

It is vital not to use "conspiracies" as a synonym for "conspiracy theories," or for "conspiracism."

From Salon • May 7, 2025

"Wolfsburg and Volkswagen - it's kind of a synonym," explains Dieter Landenberger, the VW Group's in-house historian, as he looks lovingly at an early model Beetle.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

I wondered if “awkward” was a synonym for “the most painful thing ever” in the fencing world, but I didn’t say anything about my throbbing legs out loud.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad