# synonymous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ · frequency rank #15,071

## Definitions
1. Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below)
2. Of, or being a synonym.
3. Such that both its forms yield the same sequenced protein.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym + -ous.

## Common misspellings (16)
`snyonymous`, `ssynonymous`, `synnonymous`, `synnoymous`, `synonmyous`, `synonnymous`, `synonymmous`, `synonymosu`, `synonymouss`, `synonymuos`, `synonyomus`, `synonyymous`, `synoynmous`, `syonnymous`, `syynonymous`, `ysnonymous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/synonymous