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synonymous

[si-non-uh-muhs] / sɪˈnɒn ə məs /
ADJECTIVE
equivalent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
compatible identical identified interchangeable one and the same
WEAK
alike apposite coincident convertible correspondent corresponding equal like same similar synonymic tantamount
Antonyms
STRONGEST
different dissimilar
WEAK
opposite polar unequal

Example Sentences

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“He had been with the show since the beginning and had been so synonymous with the show but … the DNA has remained the same.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

Robert S. Mueller III, the former FBI director and special counsel whose name became synonymous with the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, died Friday at age 81.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

So why have England become so synonymous with the boot?

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

The company synonymous with Buffett’s corporate stewardship and savvy investing stepped into a new era in January with Abel’s ascendance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

I take ‘laws of nature’ and ‘scientific laws’ to be synonymous, although I am aware that some philosophers want to use these as labels to distinguish two different types of law.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton