Synonyms

Synonyms["word"]

returns the synonyms associated with the specified word.

Details

  • Synonyms["word"] returns a list of synonyms if "word" is a recognized English-language word. A list of available words can be found using WordList.
  • Synonyms["word"] returns {} if no synonyms are available for the specified word.
  • Synonyms["word"] gives Missing["UnknownWord"] if "word" is not a recognized English-language word.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Find synonyms associated with a given word:

Scope  (1)

"Word" entity expressions can be used in addition to strings:

Possible Issues  (1)

For words with no synonym information available, {} is returned:

For unrecognized words, Synonyms returns Missing["UnknownWord"]:

Wolfram Research (2019), Synonyms, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (2019), Synonyms, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2019. "Synonyms." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2019). Synonyms. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_synonyms, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Synonyms}", year="2019", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html}", note=[Accessed: 21-February-2025 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_synonyms, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Synonyms}, year={2019}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Synonyms.html}, note=[Accessed: 21-February-2025 ]}