Synonyms

Sinonim je reč koja ima isto ili veoma slično značenje kao druga reč, mada se po svom obliku razlikuje od nje. Sinonimi mogu biti imenice, glagoli, prilozi, pridevi ili predlozi, pa je uslov da dve reči koje čine sinonimski par budu iste vrste reči.

Potpuni sinonimi se odlikuju istim rasponom značenja i mogu se zamenjivati u bilo kom kontekstu, na primer: car-automobile (auto-automobil). Međutim, u engleskom kao i u srpskom jeziku prisutno je veoma malo reči koje su pravi sinonimi.
Delimični sinonimi se razlikuju po svojoj semantičkoj oblasti i mogućnosti zamene – zamenljivi su samo u određenim kontekstima, poput: house-home (kuća-dom), otprilike-oko (about-approximately).

Odabir odgovarajuće reči je neophodan ako želite da svoje mišljenje i poruku izrazite na pravi način.
Izvesni stručnjaci drže da nijedan sinonim ne poseduje potpuno identično značenje (u svim okolnostima i svim nivoima komunikacije). Uprkos tome, veliki broj govornika veruje da su sinonimi koje koriste ekvivalentni u svim praktičnim situacijama. Reči koje imaju slično značenje obično se razlikuju iz nekog razloga. Neki termin je protokolarniji od drugoga. It's mu fault/its my mistake.

Synonyms and Antonyms are essential components of the English Language. Understanding English vocabulary is necessary for communicating effectively through both written and spoken means.

A Synonym denotes the comparable meaning of a certain word or its semantic association. Therefore, it is a term or expression that carries the same sense as another term or expression in the same language.

You may organize your synonym list into sections according to categories, or alternatively, you may apply the concept in a more general way.

The English verb "To cleave" has two synonymous meanings that function as antonyms of each other: to separate and to adhere.

Synonyms are distinct words possessing identical or at least similar meanings. Words that share a synonymous relationship are called synonymous, and this phenomenon is referred to as synonymy.

Synonyms are demonstrated by examples such as "car" and "automobile". In the same manner, when referring to a "long time" or an "extended time", long and extended serve as Synonyms. Figuratively, two words are often called synonymous when they possess the same connotation: " A widespread impression that … Hollywood was synonymous with immorality" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

Words functioning as synonyms may represent any section of speech (like nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs or prepositions), provided that both components of the pair fall within the same grammatical category. Additional instances of English synonyms are:

  • baby and infant (noun)
  • student and pupil (noun)
  • buy and purchase (verb)
  • elegantan i izrefiniran (pridevo)
  • sick and ill (adjective)
  • quickly and speedily (adverb)
  • on and upon (preposition)
  • freedom and liberty (noun)
  • dead and deceased (adjective)

Here you will find a table of words and their synonyms. We’ve only listed typical synonyms. We recommend using a good dictionary when looking for synonyms.