synonym

Word with twin

A synonym is a word with the same or a similar meaning to another word.

Synonyms must be the same part of speech.

Some synonyms can substitute for each other in a sentence without significantly changing the meaning.

More often, each of a set of synonyms has a slightly different connotation.

English has a large vocabulary with many sets of synonyms that give writers and speakers the opportunity to create very subtle distinctions in meaning.

equivalent

analogue

Something functionally similar

counterpartCorresponding person or thing
matchGame between opponents
alternateOccur in succession

replacement · substitute · stand-in · proxy · surrogate · fill-in · double · equivalent · interchangeable · coequal

similar

alike

Sharing key features

comparableAble to be likened
analogousComparable in certain respects
resemblingShowing similarity to

like · matching · kindred · related · cognate · akin · homologous · corresponding · congruent · identical

lexicology

thesaurus

Synonym and antonym compendium

wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
lexiconVocabulary of a language
dictionaryAlphabetical word reference

glossary · terminology · nomenclature · semantics · lexeme · morpheme · derivation · variant · neologism · loanword

naming

alias

Adopted false name

nicknameInformal substitute name
monikerInformal designation for someone
sobriquetDescriptive informal name

handle · pen name · stage name · nom de plume · byname · aka · assumed name · appellation · epithet · cognomen

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alike

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