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Having the same or nearly the same meaning, or being closely associated in people's minds.
adjective
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synonymous
In this sentence, 'begin' and 'commence' are synonymous.
The class drew a distinction between two characters' plans: one preserved a shared courtyard, while the other replaced it with private storage. Two different diagrams of the first plan were equivalent in function because either showed the same boundaries and access routes. The words courtyard and storage were not synonymous, however, and exchanging them would change the proposal's meaning.