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synonymous

4 definitions • 3 examples
1
having the same meaning:

Examples:

The words "annoyed" and "irritated" are more or less synonymous.
2
If you say that one thing is synonymous with another, you mean that the two things are so closely connected in most people's minds that one suggests the other:

Examples:

Oscar Wilde's name is synonymous with wit.
3
(of words) having the same or nearly the same meaning
4
If you say that one thing is synonymous with another, you mean that the two things are so closely connected in most people’s minds that one suggests the other:

Examples:

The name of Alfred Hitchcock is synonymous with movie thrillers.

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