noun
- a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language
Examples
- Happy and joyful are synonyms.
- The teacher asked us to find a synonym for the word ‘big.’
- Fast and quick are synonyms that can be used interchangeably.
- She used ‘enormous’ as a synonym for ‘huge’ in her essay.
- The thesaurus helps you find synonyms for common words.
- Beautiful and lovely are synonyms with similar meanings.