
A synonym is a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word in certain contexts. The adjective form is synonymous. Synonymy is the relationship that exists between words with closely related meanings. The word comes from the Greek meaning "same name." Contrast with an antonym. A synonym for the term synonym is poecilonym.
"The consequence of extensive borrowing from French, Latin, and Greek throughout the history of English is the creation of groups of synonyms occupying different registers (contexts within which they may be used): freedom and liberty; happiness and felicity; depth and profundity."
— author Simon Horobin
"Insights into the relationships between such synonyms can be gleaned by comparing their uses in forming new words. The Old English word bird gives us a term of abuse, birdbrain, Latin avis is the source of more technical words such as aviation and aviary, while Greek ornith is the root of exclusively scientific formations, such as ornithology."
— "How English Became English." Oxford University Press, 2016
"The search for synonyms is a well-established classroom exercise, but it is as well to remember that lexemes rarely (if ever) have exactly the same meaning. ... There are usually stylistic, regional, emotional, or other differences to consider. ... Two lexemes might be synonymous in one sentence but different in another: range and selection are synonyms in What a nice __ of furnishings, but not in There's the mountain __.
— David Crystal in "How Language Works." Overlook, 2006
When a language does have two different words that mean the exact same thing, oftentimes one will stop being used, as it's unnecessary, or it will take on a different meaning over time. And two synonyms used in different contexts, by definition, can't be exactly the same.
At best, the theory relates, that the closest absolute synonymity can get is a technical word for something and a common name used in conversation for the same thing or dialect differences, such as between British English and American English (lorry vs. truck, boot vs. trunk.)
In writing, it's important that you keep your audience engaged in your work. Think about your own experiences reading essays, novels, or articles. What made the writing interesting? The content may draw us in, but it is the language and word choices that keep us reading. If a writer repeatedly uses the same word to describe or to show action, it becomes boring. However, if the writer uses many different words, the variety of the words results in the overall piece becoming more descriptive.
In addition to improving your writing, synonyms are important to build a larger vocabulary. You want to be able to read and understand. The more that you read, the larger your vocabulary will become. Learning synonyms for different words is one way to become more knowledgeable.A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are synonymous .
Some common synonyms of different are disparate, divergent, diverse, and various. While all these words mean "unlike in kind or character," different may imply little more than separateness but it may also imply contrast or contrariness.
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