synonyms


Words that mean roughly the same thing. Container and receptacle are synonyms.

Words Nearby synonyms

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How to use synonyms in a sentence

  • synonyms are several words or various phrases which are the precise equivalents of each other.

  • Ordinary minds cannot find the only right expression, and, therefore, use synonyms.

  • A special feature of the work in view of its destination is the placing of numerous synonyms along with each word.

    Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred Downer
  • Besides, at that speech day when you were giving away the prizes you said there were no synonyms in the English language.

    The Circle | W. Somerset Maugham
  • Six lines further the shining features change into "shining qualities," as though features and qualities were synonyms.

    Flowers of Freethought | George W. Foote