Synonym. In the figurative sense, two words are sometimes said to be synonymous if they have the same connotation: ...a widespread impression that ... Hollywood was synonymous with immorality...[2] Examples[edit] Synonyms can be any part of speech (such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), as long as both words belong to the same part of speech. Examples: verb buy and purchaseadjective big and largeadverb quickly and speedilypreposition on and upon Note that synonyms are defined with respect to certain senses of words; for instance, pupil as the aperture in the iris of the eye is not synonymous with student.
In English, many synonyms emerged in the Middle Ages, after the Norman conquest of England. Some lexicographers claim that no synonyms have exactly the same meaning (in all contexts or social levels of language) because etymology, orthography, phonic qualities, ambiguous meanings, usage, etc. make them unique. Related terms[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Different ways to say "your welcome" Synonym "welcome" Welcome synonym by Babylon's thesaurus. Different words for "your welcome" Synonym "your welcome" Synonym "welcome"