Angry, furious, irritated, annoyed can be called synonyms for example, because they convey almost similar meaning or sense. Likewise commence, start, begin, and initiate are synonyms.
It is not certain that synonyms can be synonymous in all of their senses but in particular situation they can be synonymous.
It all depends on the context in which synonyms are used. However, in different contexts they can denote something very different.
It is true that no synonyms have exactly the same meaning, but it is also true that several words can be used in place of one another although they have their different meanings in different contexts.
With the help of synonyms, euphemisms are created and often used in literature.
An example will tell you how the words work as synonyms: He was angry yesterday, but when I met him this morning, he did not look dark or annoyed.
In the sentence above there are three noticeable words ‘angry’ ‘dark’ and ‘annoyed’ and in the present context they convey nearly the same meaning, but in some other context, ‘dark’ is obviously mentioned to show the complexion or colour of something or someone, and likewise ‘annoyed’ is used in a situation when someone is troubling a person.
It can be said that in the figurative sense, two words can be synonymous if they have the same connotation.
In this dictionary, we have tried to make everything as simple as possible. It can be your first step towards understanding synonyms. We have given one synonym for the head word so that it is within the grasp of the young readers of this dictionary.
When you have perfected these words, you can obviously go for a dictionary or glossary that provides more than one synonym for the head words.
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It is not certain that synonyms can be synonymous in all of their senses but in particular situation they can be synonymous.
It all depends on the context in which synonyms are used. However, in different contexts they can denote something very different.
It is true that no synonyms have exactly the same meaning, but it is also true that several words can be used in place of one another although they have their different meanings in different contexts.
With the help of synonyms, euphemisms are created and often used in literature.
An example will tell you how the words work as synonyms: He was angry yesterday, but when I met him this morning, he did not look dark or annoyed.
In the sentence above there are three noticeable words ‘angry’ ‘dark’ and ‘annoyed’ and in the present context they convey nearly the same meaning, but in some other context, ‘dark’ is obviously mentioned to show the complexion or colour of something or someone, and likewise ‘annoyed’ is used in a situation when someone is troubling a person.
It can be said that in the figurative sense, two words can be synonymous if they have the same connotation.
In this dictionary, we have tried to make everything as simple as possible. It can be your first step towards understanding synonyms. We have given one synonym for the head word so that it is within the grasp of the young readers of this dictionary.
When you have perfected these words, you can obviously go for a dictionary or glossary that provides more than one synonym for the head words.
All the best
Student World
