Synonymy

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• Synonymy types
• Examples of synonymy

The synonymy It is the semantic relationship that is established between two or more words by the similarity of meanings between them. Words that share meanings are called synonyms. For example: house / dwelling, hair / hair.

The opposite relationship to synonymy is antonymy, which is established between words with opposite meanings (antonyms). For example: cold hot.

• See also: Synonyms and antonyms

Synonymy types

• Conceptual. They are words or sentences that mean exactly the same thing and refer to the same referent. For example: drunk / drunk, home / home.
• Contextual. They are words that can be substituted in certain contexts. For example: invoices / bakeries, invoices / tickets.
• Referential. They are linked words that refer to the same referent, but whose meaning is not the same. For example: dog / pet, water / liquid.
• Connotation. They are related words contain subjective evaluations, so the objective meaning is left out. For example: machine / efficient. 

Examples of synonymy

1. I went to buy bills for breakfast tomorrow. /I went to buy baked goods for breakfast tomorrow.
2. I have to pay all those bills this afternoon. / I have to pay all those ballots this afternoon.
3. I wait for you sitting in that Bank. / I'll wait for you sitting in that seat.
4. Ramón is ready. / Ramón is prepared.
5. Juan will come to drink the tea to home. / Juan will come to to snack to home.
6. Esteban is very ready. / Esteban is very smart.
7. Clara is a machine, you have finished all pending tasks. / Clara is very efficient, you have finished all pending tasks. /
8. I will freeze what was left. / I will freeze what was left.
9. They have to meet my new House. / They have to know my new home.
10. This task is very heavy. / This task is very arduous.
11. I will take my dog To veterinary. / I'm going to take my pet To veterinary.
12. Ana is very list. / Ana is very smart.
13. Your daughter is a holy. / Your daughter he behaves very well.
14. ¿You turn the light there? /You turn on the light there?
15. Maybe stop by your house this afternoon. / maybe stop by your house this afternoon.
16. That expensive it seems familiar to me. / That face it seems familiar to me.
17. Must feed to the cat. / Must feed him to the cat.
18. Juan is a amoeba. / Juan is very lazy.
19. On my uncle's farm there are many ruminants. / On my uncle's farm there are many cows.
20. My great-aunt is delicious. / My great-aunt is wealthy.
21. We will put a clothing business. / We will put a store of clothes.
22. My mother is abstemia. / My mother does not drink alcohol.
23. Ramiro is a bear, must still be in bed. / Ramiro is a sleepyhead, must still be in bed.
24. I drew a feline for the Plastic class. / I drew a cat for the Plastic class.
25. This car is very fast. / This car is very Quick.
26. Helena stayed behind, she's a turtle. / Helena stayed behind, walk very slow.
27. Laura went on vacation with him husband. / Laura went on vacation with him husband.
28. Pedro is still sleeping. / Pedro still did not wake up.
29. That class is a nightmare. / That class is unbearable.
30. We will go to a hotel that has pool. / We will go to a hotel that has pool.
31. ¿We take a soda? /We drink a soda?
32. This cake is delicious. / This cake is very rich.
33. Marta is a Bread of God. / Marta is very good.
34. Raúl is a ogre. / Raúl is very grumpy.
35. We brought dessert! / We brought frozen!
36. I love the artichokes / I love the artichokes boiled.
37. I am vegetarian. / I do not eat meat.
38. The computer stayed on. / The computer stayed on.
39. My grandfather is wise. / My grandfather is scholar.
40. The resources that the municipality has are scarce. / The resources that the municipality has are few.
41. Never I went to Spain. / Never I went to Spain.
42. You have to respect the rules. / We must respect the rules.
43. Sit on that chair. / Sit on that seat.
44. My father seemed drunk at the party. / My father seemed drunk at the party.
45. I was painting a table. / I was painting a piece of furniture.
46. I am atheist. / I do not believe in God.
47. The students they went to the museum of Natural Sciences. / The students they went to the museum of Natural Sciences.
48. We will sleep in a store. / We will sleep in a tent.
49. We stayed talking Until sunrise. / We stayed chatting Until sunrise.
50. Delicious odor, what are you cooking? / Delicious smell, what are you cooking?
51. I am very donkey in mathematics. / I am very clumsy in mathematics.
52. My son just learned the alphabet. / My son just learned the alphabet.
53. My parents room is very big. / My parents' room is huge.
54. I want to buy a new desk, the one I have is very ancient. / I want to buy a new desk, the one I have is very old.
55. Roxana is a gazelle, he reached the goal very quickly. / Roxana is very fast, he reached the goal very quickly.

• More examples in: Sentences with synonyms