English-Dutch translations for synonym

• synoniem
  Hervorming en armoede zijn synoniem. Synoniem zijn ook hervorming en speculatie alsmede hervorming en corruptie. They are synonymous, as are reform and racketeering, and reform and corruption.
  Het woord cyanide is synoniem aan dood. The word 'cyanide' is synonymous with 'death'.
  Politiek gezien is Europa mijns inziens synoniem met openheid. Politically I think Europe is a synonym of openness.
• evenwoord

Definition of synonym

• A word whose meaning is the same as that of another word
• A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase
• Any of the formal names for a taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym
• An alternative name defined for an object in a database

Examples

• “Happy” is a synonym of “glad”

Related words

• synonymicon
• synonymous
• synonymic
• synonymical
• synonymity
• synonyms
• synonymy
• synonymously
• synonymize