symptomatic, adj. Often
symptomatic of characteristic, emblematic, token, symbolic, syndromic; diagnostic, specific, special, peculiar, idiosyncratic, Med. diacritic; signalizing, signaling, significant, marking, indicating, indicative, suggestive, meaningful, denotative; valuable, crucial, vital, essential, necessary,
synchronism, n. simultaneity, simultaneousness, co-instantaneousness, isochronism, Inf. sync; concurrence, concurrency, concomitance, concomitancy, coincidence; coexistence, coexistency, coevality, contemporaneousness, contemporaneity, contemporariness, coetaneity, coetaneousness; coextension, conterminousness.
synchronous, adj. simultaneous, coinstantaneous, synchronal, Inf. in sync, isochronal, isochronous; concurrent, concomitant, parallel, coincident; coexistent, coexisting, contemporary, contemporaneous, coeval, coetaneous; conterminous, coterminous, coextensive,
syndicate, n. 1. cartel, trust, monopoly, pool; merger, consolidating company, holding company, joint concern, joint-stock company, chain, chain of stores; guild, firm, house, partnership; cooperative, collaboration, pool, co-op, Inf. combine; alliance, entente, coalition, confederation; commune, grange, society, fraternity, (of organized crime) family.
-v. 2. associate, affiliate, ally, marry, wed; bond, weld, fuse, yoke, bind, tie together; connect, join, link, chain, attach; couple, mate, partner, match or pair up, bring together; unite, conjoin, coalesce, league, club; merge, join forces, federate, confederate, incorporate; amalgamate, conglomerate, agglomerate; synthesize, consolidate, coordinate, put together,
synergetic, adj. cooperative, coactive, collaborative, collaborating, coordinated, interactive, interactional, interacting, symbiotic, synergistic, consentient, consentaneous; mutual, joint, concurrent, concerted, coadjuvant; helpful, helping, accommodative, accommodating; simpatico, congenial, Inf. on the same wavelength.
synonymous, adj. equivalent, equal, even, parallel, twin, corresponding; same, similar, like, alike, identical, exact; correlative, comparable, exchangeable, transposable; reciprocative, reciprocal,
synopsis, n. 1. outline, sketch, abstract, general view, precis, conspectus, prospectus; digest, survey, brief, epitome, pandect; review, recapitulation, r6sum£, summation, rehash, fill-in, rundown, wrap-up; condensation, compression, contraction, abridgment, abbreviation, extract, excerpt.
2. compendium, syllabus, Chiefly Brit, minute, bulletin; capitulation, enumeration; chart, diagram, delineation.
3. summary, plot summary, story line, plot line, analysis, Trademark. Monarch Notes, notes; gist, essence, sum and substance, long and short, effect, drift, sense, spirit, import, tenor, purport, significance, implication, burden; pith, core, heart, marrow, main point, essential part.
synopsize, v. 1. summarize, abstract, epitomize, sum up, wrap up, encapsulate, capsule, brief; digest, survey, outline, sketch, skim over; review, recapitulate, rehash, go over, run over, run down.
2. condense, compress, concentrate, consolidate, compact; contract, abbreviate, abridge, shorten, reduce, cut, cut down, cut short, cut back, tighten,
synoptic, adj. comprehensive, compendious, synoptical, encapsulating, encompassing; pithy, Inf. meaty, substantive.
synthesis, n. 1. combination, union, unification, integration, incorporation, amalgamation, consolidation, fusion, coalescence, syncretism.
2. amalgam, alloy, ipixture, admixture, blend, composite, compound,
synthesize, v. coalesce, merge, fuse, blend; combine, join, unite, unify; amalgamate, incorporate, consolidate, integrate, embody,
synthetic, adj. imitation, sham, mock, pseudo, ersatz; artificial, ungenuine, unauthentic, make-believe, bogus, spurious, fake, Inf. phony; plastic, tinsel, pinchbeck, brummagem; unnatural, man-made, test-tube; feigned, faked, simulated, put-on, pretended, counterfeited, affected,
syrupy, adj. 1. sweet, honeyed, honey, molasseslike, treacly; sugary, candied, saccharine, cloying, Archaic. luscious; thick, viscous, viscid, Inf. gooey, Inf gunky, sticky.