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title: synonymous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «synonymous» in the school dictionary: Synonymous words have the same or nearly the same meaning, like "big" and "large". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# synonymous

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**Who acts:** Synonymous words, one thing, people, Paris, glad, Finland · **What happens:** have, be, think, connect, add, make · **To what, where:** same, people, maths, Orestes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«synonymous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [synonymous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/synonymous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Synonymous words have the same or nearly the same meaning, like "big" and "large".

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:m1:1
# text = Synonymous words have the same or nearly the same meaning, like "big" and "large".
1	Synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Synonymous words | the same or the same meaning |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If one thing is synonymous with another, people think of them together because they are so closely connected, as in "Paris is synonymous with romance".

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:m2:1
# text = If one thing is synonymous with another, people think of them together because they are so closely connected, as in "Paris is synonymous with romance".
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
17	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
21	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	fixed	_	_
23	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	parataxis	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	romance	romance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | one thing |  |  |  |  | with another; synonymous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | people |  |  |  |  | of them *= they*; together *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **connect** | present · passive |  | people |  |  |  | closely *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Paris |  |  |  |  | with romance; synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Happy" and "glad" are synonymous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x1:1
# text = "Happy" and "glad" are synonymous.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | glad |  |  |  |  | synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finland is almost synonymous with saunas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x2:1
# text = Finland is almost synonymous with saunas.
1	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	saunas	sauna	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Finland |  |  |  |  | with saunas; almost, synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The name Einstein is synonymous with genius.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x3:1
# text = The name Einstein is synonymous with genius.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	Einstein	Einstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the name |  |  |  |  | with genius; synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In maths, "add" and "plus" are synonymous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x4:1
# text = In maths, "add" and "plus" are synonymous.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	plus	plus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | maths |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | plus |  |  |  |  | synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For my brother, holidays are synonymous with ice cream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x5:1
# text = For my brother, holidays are synonymous with ice cream.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | holidays |  |  |  |  | for my brother; with ice cream; synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) In this text, "the authorities" and "the police" are synonymous.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x6:1
# text = (formal) In this text, "the authorities" and "the police" are synonymous.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	authorities	authority	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the police |  |  |  |  | synonymous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These were Orestes and Pylades, whose romantic attachment to each other has made their names synonymous for devoted self-sacrificing friendship.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:synonymous:x7:1
# text = These were Orestes and Pylades, whose romantic attachment to each other has made their names synonymous for devoted self-sacrificing friendship.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Orestes	Orestes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Pylades	Pylade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	romantic	romantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	attachment	attachment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	nmod	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	fixed	_	_
13	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	synonymous	synonymous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
19	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
20	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	sacrificing	sacrifice	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	23	amod	_	_
23	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | this Orestes and Pylades |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | this Orestes and Pylades |  |  |  | for devoted sacrificing friendship; synonymous *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: subject=Product for friendship=Asset |
| 3 | **sacrifice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **attach** |  | this Orestes and Pylades |  |  |  |  |  | nom attachment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **name** |  | Orestes |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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