What Is A Synonym ??

[wolf63]

Synonym

A synonym is a word used when you are unable to spell the word you want.

:-)

[jourdain2]

Nice one, wolfie!

[DaisyNonna]

Something naughty done by an Irish man?

[cupid04]

It's the opposite of an antonym...

[Quizproquo]

A synonym

adequation
agreement
alikeness
compatibility
conformity
correlation
correspondence
equality
evenness
exchangeability
identity
interchangeability
interchangeableness
likeness
match
par
parallel
parity
synonym
synonymy

is a word used

recycled
hand-me-down
nearly new
not new
passed down
pre-owned

When you are unable to spell

analyze
break
break down
bring out
cipher
construe
crack
decode
deduce
disentangle
dope out
elucidate
encipher
explain
expound
find the key
interpret
make clear
make out
puzzle out
read
render
reveal
solve
spell
translate
unfold
unravel
unriddle

the word you want

ask for
inquire
involve
lack
necessitate
need
occasion
request
require
suggest

[wolf63]

Quiz - you have way too much time on your hands. :-)

[DTCwordfan]

A synonym of 'Quiz' is puzzled or confused, I understand....?

[DTCwordfan]

That's a paronym, wolfie, just as in Caran's thread....