Synonym vs Interchangeable - What's the difference?
synonym | interchangeable |
(semantics, with respect to a given word or phrase) A word or phrase with a meaning that is the same as, or very similar to, another word or phrase.
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(zoology, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any of the formal names for the taxon, including the valid name (i.e. the senior synonym).
(botany, with respect to a name for a given taxon) Any name for the taxon, usually a validly published, formally accepted one, but often also an unpublished name.
(databases) An alternative (often shorter) name defined for an object in a database.
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Freely substitutable. May be swapped at will.
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As a noun synonym
is .As an adjective interchangeable is
freely substitutable may be swapped at will.synonym
English
(wikipedia synonym)Noun
(en noun)- "Happy" is a synonym of "glad".
- Synonyms are part of the SQL standard and are used frequently by Oracle DBAs. Note that Oracle includes both private and public synonyms.
Synonyms
* (word or phrase with same meaning as another) equivalent, poecilonymAntonyms
* (word or phrase with same meaning as another) antonym, oppositeDerived terms
* near-synonymSee also
(en) * homotypic * heterotypic * ----interchangeable
English
Adjective
(-)- Eli Whitney's development of interchangeable parts was a breakthrough for modern manufacturing. Prior to that each part had to be made custom.
Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:
- The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable , as if Britain was just a bigger England.