synonymous
Americanadjective
adjective
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(often foll by with) being a synonym (of)
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closely associated (with) or suggestive (of)
his name was synonymous with greed
Other Word Forms
- nonsynonymous adjective
- nonsynonymously adverb
- synonymously adverb
- synonymousness noun
- unsynonymous adjective
- unsynonymously adverb
Etymology
Origin of synonymous
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
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Its setting this year in Manchester, synonymous with legendary bands including the recently reunited Oasis, was notable.
From Barron's
The company synonymous with Buffett’s corporate stewardship and savvy investing stepped into a new era in January with Abel’s ascendance.
The 85-year-old label, tagged by the Observer as once being “synonymous with a particularly milquetoast suburban sensibility,” today posts fast-growing sales among famously fickle Gen Z shoppers.
"We just have bad experiences of everything they call 'progress' becoming synonymous with destruction," Lamloum said.
From Barron's
At the Munich Security Conference this month, Rubio stated that the “entire romance of the cowboy archetype that became synonymous with the American West” was “born in Spain.”
From Los Angeles Times
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