synonymize
Replace with equivalents
To synonymize is to provide synonyms for a word or to treat words as synonymous: The thesaurus synonymizes "happy" with "joyful" and "content".
In technical contexts, particularly taxonomy, it means to merge two names under one accepted term: The species was synonymized with an earlier-described genus.
The word is formal and relatively uncommon outside specialized writing.
Change the phrasing
- rephraseExpress differently
- restateExpress again differently
- rewriteRevise text substantially
- recastReform or reassign roles
reframe · reformulate · rearticulate · reexpress · retranslate · paraphrase · express · articulate
Synonym and antonym compendium
- wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- Roget'sRenowned synonym compendium
- word listCompiled vocabulary set
word finder · terminology · nomenclature · vocabulary · diction · word choice · lexis
Treat as equivalent
- likenCompare to another
- compareAssess relative likeness
- parallelEquidistant at all points
- correspondMatch or communicate
match · identify · associate · correlate · connect · link · relate · align
Put something else there
- swapExchange one for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
- tradeExchange of commodities
switch · transpose · supplant · displace · stand in for · fill in for · proxy · alternate
reword
Change the phrasing
recast · reframe · reformulate · rearticulate · reexpress · retranslate · paraphrase · express · articulate · render
thesaurus
Synonym and antonym compendium
- wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- Roget'sRenowned synonym compendium
word finder · word list · terminology · nomenclature · vocabulary · diction · word choice · lexis
equate
Treat as equivalent
correspond · match · identify · associate · correlate · connect · link · relate · align · analogize
replace
Put something else there
- swapExchange one for another
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- interchangeReciprocal transfer between parties
trade · switch · transpose · supplant · displace · stand in for · fill in for · proxy · alternate · commute
synonymizedifferentiate
Identify differences between things
distinguish · contrast · discriminate · disambiguate · separate
synonymizeindividuate
Make distinct, singular
singularize · nuance · specialize · atomize