synonym

C2 · Proficiency Countable noun Science Technical

n. a different scientific name used for the same group of animals or plants.

n. any of the various names that could in theory be used for a taxon in accordance with the relevant rules of nomenclature.

“The biologist explained that the two species names were actually synonyms for the same bird.”

“In botanical nomenclature, a name may be rejected as a junior synonym if a validly published name already exists for that specific taxon.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Computing Technical

n. a shorter or alternative name for a table or object in a computer database.

n. an alternative name defined for an object, such as a table or view, within a database management system.

“The programmer created a synonym to make the long database table name easier to type.”

“By defining a public synonym, the administrator allowed users to access the table without prefixing it with the schema owner's name.”

C2 · Proficiency Formal

v. to treat two different things or words as if they mean exactly the same thing.

v. to make two terms or concepts synonymous; to treat as having the same meaning.

“People often synonymize success with having a lot of money.”

“The critic argued that the author tended to synonymize silence with complicity throughout the novel.”