Synonyms of synonymous

synonymous

adjective

as in comparable

resembling or being like another in meaning

The words used to describe the book were synonymous with "excellent."

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comparable
• identical
• similar
• analogous
• such
• equivalent
• corresponding
• like
• tantamount
• alike
• matching
• akin
• parallel
• same
• correspondent
• consonant
• twin
• coordinate
• indistinguishable
• consistent
• equal
• coequal
• suchlike
• look-alike
• duplicate
• interchangeable
• cognate
• coincident
• even
• substitutable
• redundant
• resembling
• connate
• coextensive
• resemblant
• fungible
• conformable
• conforming
• approaching
• me-too
• approximating
• ditto
• selfsame
• close

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• different
• other
• distinctive
• unlike
• distinguishable
• dissimilar
• distinct
• diverse
• antonymous
• disparate
• distant
• opposite
• antithetical
• contradictory
• antonymic
• polar
• contrary
• nonidentical
• antipodal
• unalike
• differentiable
• diametrical
• diametric
• antipodean
• discriminable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of synonymous

For a brand that is perhaps more synonymous with American culture than any other, Diet Coke is devoid of pretty much anything. —Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025

No better player for Tatum to chase than the man synonymous with Celtics’ greatness. —Jay King, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025

Now, more than two years after the Evros Thirty-eight made landfall on the islet, Little Maria is practically a household name, synonymous with refugees’ immorality and the malfeasance of NGOs and journalists. —Lauren Markham, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025

The rum is made from a variety of sugar plants native to the area, and is the base of Soto’s cochinita pibil cocktail, inspired by the Yucatán dish synonymous with the Mayans—and the birthplace of her mother. —Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2025