Synonyms of words

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noun

plural of word

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as in terms

a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field

my doctor used all of these medical words that I didn't understand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terms
• phrases
• expressions
• idioms
• monosyllables
• morphemes
• polysyllables
• speech forms
• linguistic forms
• locutions
• collocations
• colloquialisms
• euphemisms
• neologisms
• coinages
• loanwords
• archaisms
• modernisms
• vernacularisms

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as in statements

something that is said

people who believe that the Bible is the literal word of God

Synonyms & Similar Words

• statements
• messages
• utterances
• announcements
• declarations
• communications
• proclamations
• pronouncements
• declamations
• manifestos
• verbalizations
• vocalizations

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as in vows

a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something

I give you my word that I won't try to escape

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vows
• promises
• assurances
• oaths
• pledges
• commitments
• appointments
• contracts
• agreements
• obligations
• tokens
• engagements
• troths
• arrangements
• guarantees
• covenants
• undertakings
• deposits
• securities
• warranties
• compacts
• guaranties
• pawns
• gages
• bonds
• bails

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as in instructions

a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned

the troops waited for their commanding officer to give the word

Synonyms & Similar Words

• instructions
• edicts
• orders
• directions
• directives
• commandments
• dos
• injunctions
• commands
• imperatives
• decrees
• requirements
• dictates
• charges
• behests
• rules
• demands
• laws
• precepts
• mandates
• statutes
• prescriptions
• regulations
• ordinances
• prescripts
• countermands
• counterorders

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• petitions
• appeals
• recommendations
• pleas
• proposals
• suggestions
• urgings
• entreaties

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as in passwords

a word or phrase that must be spoken by a person in order to pass a guard

"What's the word?" demanded the sentry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passwords
• signs
• watchwords
• signals
• countersigns
• indications
• paroles
• shibboleths
• hints

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as in sayings

an often stated observation regarding something from common experience

are there truer words than "never look a gift horse in the mouth"?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sayings
• proverbs
• maxims
• aphorisms
• mottoes
• epigrams
• expressions
• saws
• adages
• apothegms
• truths
• remarks
• clichés
• platitudes
• sententiae
• comments
• bywords
• axioms
• precepts
• bromides
• commonplaces
• formulas
• truisms
• reflections
• felicities
• notes
• wheezes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of word

as in says

to convey in appropriate or telling terms

tried to word the declaration exactly right

Synonyms & Similar Words

• says
• phrases
• expresses
• articulates
• states
• clothes
• puts
• formulates
• describes
• translates
• couches
• implies
• hints
• paraphrases
• crafts
• summarizes
• speaks
• intimates
• suggests
• tells
• frames
• utters
• restates
• discloses
• rephrases
• rewords
• insinuates
• communicates
• verbalizes
• renders
• talks
• vocalizes
• writes up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of words

Noun

Virgo August 23 – September 22 Your words may need a second pass today. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

August 23 – September 22 Your words may need a second pass today. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026

Few of her words survived the torrents of sound in which they were immersed; as with certain Grouper recordings, the lyrics emerged as texture more than syntax. — Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2026

When her own daughter’s future becomes entangled with the past, Vénéranda is forced to find her own words at last. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Continue reading … DEATH ROW DRAMA — Christa Pike's attorney reveals her first words after waking up from botched execution. — FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

This has made some machine translations comically inaccurate, sometimes turning innocuous words into vulgar references in English. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

These once taboo words — among others — have become part of our daily vocabulary and conversations, a sign of greater interest in, and knowledge of, women’s health. — Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 1 Oct. 2026

Nicolas Cage has some fighting words for prestigious actors who want in on the Marvel Cinematic Universe action. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing words

• bandy words
• put into words