Standard Lemma guide

synonymously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: S AH0 N AA1 N AH0 M AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a synonymous way.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a synonymous manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the two terms are used synonymously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English synonymous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English synonymously From synonymous + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian Bokmål: synonymt — in a synonymous way
  • Swedish: synonymt — in a synonymous way