synonymous
part of speech
adjective (synonymous)
meaning for a pupil
1) Synonymous words have the same or nearly the same meaning, like "big" and "large". tree →
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 →
sense 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 →
- Finland is almost synonymous with saunas. tree →
- The name Einstein is synonymous with genius. tree →
- In maths, "add" and "plus" are synonymous. tree →
- For my brother, holidays are synonymous with ice cream. tree →
- (formal) In this text, "the authorities" and "the police" are synonymous. tree →
- These were Orestes and Pylades, whose romantic attachment to each other has made their names synonymous for devoted self-sacrificing friendship. tree →
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).
Trees and pragmatics
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