English pronunciation

How to pronounce “synonymous

Phonetic spelling

suh-NAH-nuh-muhs

IPA /səˈnɑnəməs/

Syllable stress

suh·nah·nuh·muhs

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

Hear it in a sentence

  • "Happy" and "glad" are synonyms of each other.

  • The two terms are not exactly synonymous in this context.

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