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# synonym

«synonym» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the same or almost the same as another word, like «big»…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a synonym, synonyms)

### meaning for a pupil

A word that means the same or almost the same as another word, like «big» and «large», or «quick» and «fast». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Interpretation: Westcott's notes point out that names in Sefer Yetzirah can be synonyms of Sefirot, like Gedulah and Chesed, showing one idea under two names. In the primary lessons: In English lessons pupils use a thesaurus to find synonyms and make writing more interesting (instead of «said»: whispered, shouted, replied). In maths, many words are synonyms for operations: «plus», «add», «sum», «total», «altogether» all mean adding; «minus», «take away», «difference» mean subtracting. Phrases: «a synonym for», «find a synonym».

### examples

- Gedniah, is a synonym of Chesed, the Fourth Sephira. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x1)
- «Happy» is a synonym for «glad». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x2)
- Can you find a synonym for «big»? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x3)
- «Sum», «total» and «altogether» are synonyms in maths problems. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x4)
- Use a thesaurus to find synonyms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x5)
- «Begin» and «start» are synonyms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x6)
- The opposite of a synonym is an antonym. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x7)
- «Tiny» is a synonym for «very small». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/#x8)

### note

Countable. Synonym = same meaning; «antonym» = opposite meaning; «homonym/homophone» = same sound, different meaning. Trap: synonyms are rarely perfect; «thin» and «skinny» differ in tone. In maths, knowing synonyms for operations is key to reading word problems.

### In the corpora

- [Repeating a key word, or a synonym for it, helps link paragraphs about the same topic.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/37-paragraphs-and-cohesion-holding-a-text-together/13/)
- [A thesaurus gives words with similar meanings, but not every synonym fits the sentence or the reader.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/43-editing-and-redrafting/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «synonym» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/synonym/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.