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synonym

[sin-uh-nim] / ˈsɪn ə nɪm /
NOUN
equivalent word
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STRONGEST
STRONG


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It is commonly used as a synonym for small: Kegs are a half barrel of beer, while pony kegs are a quarter barrel, Purser said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

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 ● Dec. 20, 2025

But cortisol is not a synonym for stress.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2025

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

From Salon ● May 7, 2025

In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

"Repair" and "fix" may be synonyms, but your trustworthy Midwestern TV dad understands the difference.

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2024

Because they’re synonyms — they are one and the same.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2024

Global warming and climate change are often used interchangeably as synonyms, but scientists prefer to use “climate change” when describing the complex shifts now affecting our planet’s weather and climate systems.

From National Geographic ● Feb. 14, 2024

As for the oath, they wrote that dictionaries from the time of the nation’s founding and Civil War era listed “support” and “defend” as synonyms for each other.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2024

She's going to run out of synonyms pretty soon.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins




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