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# synonymous

adjective (synonymous)

«synonymous» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Synonymous words have the same or nearly the same meaning, like "big" and "large". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#m1)
2. If one thing is synonymous with another, people think of them together because they are so closely connected, as in "Paris is synonymous with romance". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#m2)

### In the lessons

In English lessons, pupils find synonymous words (synonyms) to make writing more interesting, using a thesaurus. In everyday and formal writing, "synonymous with" links a person or place with a quality. Phrases: "synonymous with", "almost synonymous".

### Examples

- "Happy" and "glad" are synonymous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x1)
- Finland is almost synonymous with saunas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x2)
- The name Einstein is synonymous with genius. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x3)
- In maths, "add" and "plus" are synonymous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x4)
- For my brother, holidays are synonymous with ice cream. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x5)
- (formal) In this text, "the authorities" and "the police" are synonymous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x6)
- These were Orestes and Pylades, whose romantic attachment to each other has made their names synonymous for devoted self-sacrificing friendship. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/#x7)

### Note

Noun: synonym (a word with the same meaning). Opposite word type: antonym (opposite meaning). Pattern: "synonymous with". Spelled with a y in the middle: syn-ON-y-mous. Few words are exactly synonymous; most synonyms differ a little in register or shade (e.g. "kid" is informal, "child" is neutral).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: Westcott notes that the Hebrew letters for "circumcision" are also those for "word", so the two ideas are linked. In the primary lessons: In English lessons, pupils find synonymous words (synonyms) to make writing more interesting, using a thesaurus. In everyday and formal writing, "synonymous with" links a person or place with a quality. Phrases: "synonymous with", "almost synonymous".

### Examples

- The Hebrew word for circumcision is Mulah, MULH : note that MLH is also synonymous with DBR, dabar, — verbum or word. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonymous/#x1)

### Note

Noun: synonym (a word with the same meaning). Opposite word type: antonym (opposite meaning). Pattern: "synonymous with". Spelled with a y in the middle: syn-ON-y-mous. Few words are exactly synonymous; most synonyms differ a little in register or shade (e.g. "kid" is informal, "child" is neutral).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «synonymous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/synonymous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«synonymous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/synonymous.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «synonymous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonymous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«synonymous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/synonymous.html) on Mova free.