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How to pronounce synonym

Synonym is pronounced SIN-uh-nim. It has three syllables with the stress on the first, and the y sounds like the i in sit. American and British English say it the same way.

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synonym

Three syllables, stress on the first

noun · a word that means the same or nearly the same as another word

  1. SINsɪn (stressed)
  2. uhə
  3. nimnɪm
  • US /ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/SIN-uh-nim Recorded voice
  • UK /ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/SIN-uh-nim Your device’s voice

IPA checked in the Cambridge Dictionary and Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries. The recording is American English.

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USUK American and British English/ˈsɪn.ə.nɪm/

  1. SINstressed

    • /s/as in see
    • /ɪ/as in sit
    • /n/as in now

  2. uh

    • /ə/as in about

  3. nim

    • /n/as in now
    • /ɪ/as in sit
    • /m/as in man

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    Common synonym pronunciation mistakes

    What people often say instead, and how to fix it. Say SIN-uh-nim.

    • Notsih-NON-im

      Stressing the second syllable, as in synonymous. In synonym the beat is on SIN.

    • NotSY-nuh-nim

      Saying y as in sigh. It is the short i of sit.

    • NotSIN-uh-neem

      Ending in neem. The last syllable is a short nim.

    Synonym in a sentence

    Hear each one, slow it down, then say it. Words change a little when they join others, so practise them in sentences too.

    • Big is a synonym for large.

    • Can you think of a synonym for tired?

    • In this sentence, quick is a good synonym.

    Is synonym stressed on the first or second syllable?

    On the first: SIN-uh-nim. The confusion comes from synonymous, where the stress jumps to the second syllable: sih-NON-ih-mus in British English, sih-NAH-nuh-mus in American English. Spanish also stresses the second syllable, in sinónimo.

    The word is Greek, from syn, together, and onoma, name. Other English words built on onoma are stressed at the front too: antonym, AN-tuh-nim; acronym, AK-ruh-nim; pseudonym, SOO-duh-nim in American English.

    The y is a short i, as in symbol and system, and the last syllable is nim, not neem. Say SIN, then let the rest fall away quickly.

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