"synonymous" meaning in English

See synonymous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɪˈnɒnɪməs/ [UK], /sɪˈnɑnɪməs/ [US] Audio: en-us-synonymous.ogg [US] Forms: synonymous [positive], [comparative], [superlative]
Etymology: synonym + -ous Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|synonym|ous}} synonym + -ous Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If two words are synonymous they are synonyms to each other.
    Sense id: simple-synonymous-en-adj-McO1e95F
  2. If two ideas are synonymous they are almost the same idea.
    Sense id: simple-synonymous-en-adj-zffNN2aB
  3. If two ideas are synonymous then if one is true the other has to be true, so that claiming one is the same as claiming the other.
    Sense id: simple-synonymous-en-adj-RK-F5hqA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ous
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