synonymous (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *synonymous*:
ADJECTIVE	all	synonymous	(of words) meaning / meaning the same or nearly the same

synonymous > pronunciation
Sounds	sahnaa'nahmahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *synonymous*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	(of words) meaning / meaning the same or nearly the same.
Narrower	similar	(of words) expressing closely related meanings
Narrower	substitutable	(of words) interchangeable in a given context without changing the import of the expression
Opposite	antonymous	Of words
Spanish	sinónimo
Catalan	sinònim
Nouns	synonym	two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
Nouns	synonymity, synonymousness	the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning / meaning
Adverbs	synonymously	in a synonymous manner

HyperDic: synonymous