synonymous

[si-non-uh-muhs]

adjective

1. having the character of synonyms or a synonym; equivalent in meaning; expressing or implying the same idea.

synonymous

/ sɪˈnɒnɪməs /

adjective

1. (often foll by with) being a synonym (of)

2. closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)

   his name was synonymous with greed

Other Word Forms

• synonymousness noun
• synonymously adverb
• nonsynonymous adjective
• nonsynonymously adverb
• unsynonymous adjective
• unsynonymously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of synonymous¹

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Greek synṓnymos, equivalent to syn- prefix + -ōnym- “name, word” + -os adjective suffix; syn-, -onym, -ous

Example Sentences

The Southern California grocery brand that has become synonymous with luxury and wellness is taking its first steps into New York City.

From Los Angeles Times

Avocado toast has become synonymous with the millennial generation but it relies on the main ingredient being soft enough for smashing.

From BBC

More than any of her contemporaries, Swift has made herself synonymous with modern consumerism.

From Salon

But the distinct scent of his home state will be hard to completely slough off in parts of the country where California is synonymous with loony lefties, business-killing regulation and an out-of-control homelessness crisis.

From Los Angeles Times

Conservatives and other members of the right-wing have long wanted to put D.C. under federal control because it is a symbolic provocation to how they view being “white” and “American” as synonymous with one another.

From Salon

Related Words

• compatible 
• identical 
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• interchangeable 
• one and the same