100 Best Synonyms for “Term”

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. alias an assumed or alternate name
2. alternative another possible wording
3. Americanism a word typical of American English
4. analogue a comparable equivalent form
5. appellation a formal name or designation
6. archaism an old-fashioned word
7. Briticism a word typical of British English
8. buzzword a fashionable term or phrase
9. byname an additional name
10. calque loan translation expression
11. catchword a striking repeated word
12. circumlocution an indirect expression
13. citation a quoted word or phrase
14. codeword a word with coded meaning
15. coinage a newly created word
16. colloquialism an informal everyday expression
17. counterpart a corresponding word or phrase
18. denomination a formal naming term
19. denotation literal meaning of a word
20. description a phrase identifying something
21. designation an identifying word or title
22. diction choice of words
23. dysphemism a harsh substitute expression
24. element a basic language part
25. entry a listed word or phrase
26. epithet a descriptive naming word
27. equivalent a word with same meaning
28. euphemism a mild substitute expression
29. expression a phrase or wording
30. form a particular wording shape
31. formula a fixed set phrase
32. formulation a specific wording
33. gloss a brief explanation of meaning
34. handle an informal name or alias
35. headword a dictionary entry word
36. identifier a naming or identifying word
37. idiom a fixed expression
38. import the meaning or significance
39. instance a particular example or case
40. interjection an exclamatory word
41. interpretation an understood meaning
42. item a single listed word
43. jargon specialized language of a group
44. keyword an important identifying word
45. label a descriptive name or tag
46. lemma a dictionary base form
47. lexicon the vocabulary of a language
48. lexis the words of a language
49. lingo informal specialized language
50. locution a word or expression
51. match a close equivalent
52. maxim a short general saying
53. meaning what a word signifies
54. mode of expression a way of putting something
55. moniker an informal name
56. motto a brief guiding phrase
57. name a word used to identify
58. neologism a newly coined word
59. nickname an informal familiar name
60. nomenclature system of naming terms
61. nomination the act of naming
62. noun a naming word
63. parallel a similar corresponding expression
64. password a secret identifying word
65. periphrasis a roundabout expression
66. phrase a small group of words
67. pronoun a substitute naming word
68. proverb a traditional saying
69. quotation an exact repeated wording
70. quote words repeated from a source
71. reading a particular textual wording
72. reference a word mentioning something
73. regionalism a region-specific word
74. rendering a particular wording version
75. replacement something used instead
76. saying a commonly used expression
77. sense a meaning of a word
78. shorthand a brief substitute expression
79. slang very informal vocabulary
80. sobriquet a nickname or descriptive name
81. substitute a replacement word or phrase
82. tag a short identifying name
83. terminology set of special words
84. title a name or heading
85. token a single occurrence of a word
86. truism an obvious saying or statement
87. turn of phrase a particular way of wording
88. unit a single language element
89. usage the way a word is used
90. use employment of a word
91. utterance something said or expressed
92. variant a different form
93. verb an action word
94. version a particular wording form
95. vocable a spoken or written word
96. vocabulary the stock of words
97. watchword a guiding word or phrase
98. word a single unit of language
99. wordage the words used
100. wording the way something is phrased