synonymous

== English == === Etymology === From Medieval Latin synōnymus, from Ancient Greek συνώνυμος (sunṓnumos). By surface analysis, synonym +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ (US) IPA(key): /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ === Adjective === synonymous (not comparable) (particularly in semantics, construed with with) Having a similar (sometimes identical) meaning. (See Usage notes below) (construed with with) Of, or being a synonym. (genetics, of a SNP) Such that both its forms yield the same sequenced protein. ==== Usage notes ==== The main sense of "synonymous" (#1) can be considered polysemous. Since synonymy is relative, linguists distinguish between absolute synonymy and partial synonymy, and many consider synonymy as a scale, meaning that some synonyms are more synonymous than others. For more information, see the Usage notes section of synonymy. ==== Synonyms ==== synonymal (obsolete), synonymic, synonymical (narrower sense, having identical meaning): homosemous, homosemic ==== Antonyms ==== antonymous asynonymous nonsynonymous unsynonymous (antonym(s) of “genetics”): nonsynonymous ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== synonym synonymity ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary:Semantic relations === References ===