synonym

Example Sentences

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At the time, the word actor was “a synonym for airhead. Well, Reagan was no airhead,” Cannon said in a 2008 interview at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Museum.

From Los Angeles Times

I will note, however, that my 7-year-old son, who has no concept of romantic appeal, uses this word differently—sometimes as a synonym for coolness and sometimes for intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

“The children have a knack for synonyms,” Penelope explained modestly, although she took great pride in her students’ accomplishments, as all good teachers do.

From Literature

Of course Cassiopeia actually meant synonyms, but it was all lost on Mrs. Clarke.

From Literature