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synonymous
/ sɪˈnɒnɪməs /
adjective
- often foll by with being a synonym (of)
- postpositivefoll bywith closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)
his name was synonymous with greed
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Derived Forms
- synˈonymousness, noun
- synˈonymously, adverb
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Other Words From
- syn·ony·mous·ly adverb
- syn·ony·mous·ness noun
- nonsyn·ony·mous adjective
- nonsyn·ony·mous·ly adverb
- unsyn·ony·mous adjective
- unsyn·ony·mous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of synonymous1
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Example Sentences
The company moved into what was called Bertha Island, and soon become synonymous with the land it occupied.
Fraternities are almost as old as the United States and they are, in some respects, synonymous with it.
There is a reason Speyside has become synonymous with Scotch whisky.
The name—like Hitler or Hussein, Dahmer or Bundy—is synonymous with evil.
In her remarks, the Hercules Group was synonymous with peace and safety.
Reading” is used by Coaches in a technical sense; that is, synonymous with “thorough study.
A roket, or rochet, is a loose linen frock synonymous with sukkenye.
General terms were synonymous with real existences, and these were the only objects of philosophy.
It seems as if the thought that they may not be synonymous seldom, if ever, occurs to those using them.
The words Progress and Progressiveness are not here to be understood as synonymous with improvement and tendency to improvement.
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