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Synonymy is an English word. Below you'll find 5 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Synonymy in a sentence

Synonymy meaning

  1. A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
  2. A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted.
  3. The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.

Synonyms of Synonymy

synonymity synonymousness semantic relation

Using Synonymy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.) | A list or collection of synonyms, often compared and contrasted. | The use of synonyms to clarify or explain one's meaning.
  • Useful related words include: synonymity, synonymousness, semantic relation.
  • In the example corpus, synonymy often appears in combinations such as: to synonymy, synonymy of.

Context around Synonymy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

antonymy 1×

Often after:

hinges 1×

Sentence patterns with Synonymy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

lexicon antonymy synonymy and other 1× objection to synonymy hinges upon 1× reduced to synonymy of rubiaceae 1× supporting their synonymy 1× the synonymy of triceratops 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an additional review 1× more recently the 1× semantic relations and 1× the objection to 1× the synonymy of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and other paradigms 1× horner initially produced 1× of collateral information 1× supporting their synonymy 1× synonymy of rubiaceae 1×

Words around Synonymy

Just before it in the word index:

synonyms 77 synonymously 38 synonymous 550 synonymized 2 synonym 142 synology 9

Just after it in the word index:

synopses 9 synopsis 271 synopsys 39 synoptic 28 synopticon 2 synoptics 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 8 aacc 8 aacs 8 aafes 8 aankh 8 aapp 8

Corpus analysis for Synonymy

  • In this selection, "synonymy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 18.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, antonymy and hinges stand out and add context to how "synonymy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include lexicon antonymy synonymy and other and objection to synonymy hinges upon. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "synonymy" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with synonymy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Semantic Relations and the Lexicon: Antonymy, Synonymy, and Other Paradigms. (10 words)

The objection to synonymy hinges upon the problem of collateral information. (11 words)

More recently, the morphologically quite different families Dialypetalanthaceae, Henriqueziaceae, and Theligonaceae were reduced to synonymy of Rubiaceae. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

An additional review of the specimens published in 2013 demonstrated that some of the supposed differences between P. kochi and P. antiquus were due to measurement errors, further supporting their synonymy. (31 words)

The synonymy of Triceratops and Torosaurus cannot be supported, they said, without more convincing intermediate forms than Scannella and Horner initially produced. (22 words)

More recently, the morphologically quite different families Dialypetalanthaceae, Henriqueziaceae, and Theligonaceae were reduced to synonymy of Rubiaceae. (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

An additional review of the specimens published in 2013 demonstrated that some of the supposed differences between P. kochi and P. antiquus were due to measurement errors, further supporting their synonymy.

More recently, the morphologically quite different families Dialypetalanthaceae, Henriqueziaceae, and Theligonaceae were reduced to synonymy of Rubiaceae.

Semantic Relations and the Lexicon: Antonymy, Synonymy, and Other Paradigms.

The objection to synonymy hinges upon the problem of collateral information.

The synonymy of Triceratops and Torosaurus cannot be supported, they said, without more convincing intermediate forms than Scannella and Horner initially produced.

Common combinations with synonymy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • to synonymy 2×
  • synonymy of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "synonymy" in a sentence?
An example: "An additional review of the specimens published in 2013 demonstrated that some of the supposed differences between P. kochi and P. antiquus were due to measurement errors, further supporting their synonymy." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "synonymy" from authentic English texts.
What does "synonymy" mean?
Synonymy means: A certain degree of similarity between the meaning(s) of several (synonymous) words or phrases. (See Usage notes below.)
What are synonyms of "synonymy"?
Common synonyms of "synonymy" include: synonymity, synonymousness, semantic relation.
How many example sentences with "synonymy" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "synonymy", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.