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synonymously

synonymously

1 5.1
To use one word the same way as another word
  • adverb
  • /sɪˈnɒnɪməsli/
: sinónimamente
  • In this article, the terms listening and speaking are used synonymously with receptive and expressive language.
  • often used synonymously
  • used synonymously
  • terms used synonymously

And healing is often used synonymously with cure.

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Examples

  • The term social skills is used synonymously with social competence throughout the paper.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.

  • And healing is often used synonymously with cure.

  • In fact, the terms mentoring and induction are often used synonymously as mentors manage the induction supports offered through the school districts.

    Academic text (2014)
  • In the preschool literature, the terms shared reading, read-alouds, and interactive read-alouds are used almost synonymously, with shared reading being the more common term.

    Academic text (2013)
  • For the purpose of this article, when I speak of metatheories, paradigms, or worldviews, I am using them synonymously and interchangeably.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Literary theorist Gerald Graff describes the problem as one of relativism, a term often used synonymously with pluralism.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Until the late eighteenth century, civil society was used synonymously with the state or political society, in contrast to the "uncivil" condition of humanity (Kumar 1993).

    Academic text (2016)
  • The terms "teacher" and "instructor" are often used synonymously in educational contexts.

  • In many dictionaries, the words "happy" and "joyful" can be found listed synonymously.

Synonyms

identically
vssynonymously
8 3.9

In exactly the same way as another thing does

focuses on same meaning rather than exact match in form
equivalently
vssynonymously
2 5.1

In a way that has the same meaning or value as something else

is used only for sameness of words or expressions

Antonyms

685 1.1

In a way that is not the same as another person or thing

How Similar

identically
8 3.9
synonymously
1 5.1
similarly
192 2.2
differently
685 1.1

Surface Forms

synonymously positive

Morphology

synonymously = synonymous (transparent) = synonym + ous + ly

The adverb is a regular -ly derivation from the adjective 'synonymous', a standard and predictable formation for learners.

Etymology

The word synonymously comes from the Greek parts syn- 'together' and -onym 'name', and it is built on the common English word synonym. So, to use words synonymously is to use them 'together' because they have the 'same meaning'.