synonym(ous)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
syn-, prefix.
syn., an abbreviation of:
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- syn- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "with;
together.'' This meaning is found in such words as: idiosyncrasy, photosynthesis, synagogue, synchronize, synchronous, synonym, synthesis.
syn., an abbreviation of:
- synonym.
syn-,
syn.,
- a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, having the same function as co- (synthesis;
synoptic);
used, with the meaning "with,'' "together,'' in the formation of compound words (synsepalous) or "synthetic'' in such compounds (syngas).
- Greek, combining form representing sýn with, together with
syn.,
- synonym.
- synonymous.
- synonymy.
'syn.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sanhedrin
- Syncom
- abandon
- abandoned
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abatement
- abbreviate
- abdicate
- aberrant
- aberration
- abet
- abeyance
- abhor
- abhorrence
- abhorrent
- abide
- abiding
- ability
- abject
- able
- abnormal
- abnormality
- abolish
- abolition
- abominable
- abominate
- abomination
- aboriginal
- abortive
- aboveboard
- abrasion
- abrasive
- abridge
- abridgment
- abroad
- abrogate
- abrupt
- abscond
- absent
- absent-minded
- absolute
- absolutely
- absolutism
- absolve
- absorb
- abstain
- abstemious
- abstinence