synonym (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *synonym*:
NOUN	communication	synonym, equivalent word	two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

synonym > pronunciation
Sounds	sih'nahnih.m
Rhymes	acronym ... whim: 31 rhymes with ihm...

English > *synonym*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	Two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context.
Synonym	equivalent word
Broader	word	A unit of language that native speakers can identify
Opposite	antonym, opposite word, opposite	A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other
Spanish	sinonímia, sinónimo
Catalan	sinonímia, sinònim
Adjectives	synonymous	(of words) meaning / meaning the same or nearly the same

HyperDic: synonym