Synonyms for term
- noun
- verb
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Terminus
Other
boundary, confine, stipulation, bound, limit, full term, denomination, bourne, appellation, mete, member, termination dated rare
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.
- n. 2
A condition or restriction. Any of the binding conditions or promises in a contract or agreement.
Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
- n. 3
A condition or restriction. Specifically, the conditions in a legal contract that specify the price and also how and when payment must be made.
The latest models are available now, on the lowest terms you'll find anywhere, guaranteed.
- v. 1
To phrase a certain way; to name or call.
Related words
- Word family
- termless terminal terminate terminology
- Phrases
- catch-all term coordinate term inkhorn term term of address term of endearment blanket term umbrella term common term
- Other spellings
- terem
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Term in its figurative uses always retains something of its literal sense of a boundary or limit. In logic a term is one of the essential members of a proposition, the boundary of statement in some one direction.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- period We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.
- word The word processor will save you a lot of trouble.
- appellation But this magnificent appellation was all she gained by her marriage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| term | steady | |
| period | falling | |
| word | rising | |
| appellation | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- ax1
- 3 letters
- axe1, dub1
- 4 letters
- time1, name1, call1, word1, fire2, sack1, mete1
- 5 letters
- style1, limit2, bound1, spell1, couch1
- 6 letters
- season2, period3, member2, phrase1, bourne1, attrit, bename
- 7 letters
- strings1, confine2, entitle3, vocable
- 8 letters
- duration3, boundary3, interval3, terminus3, christen2, locution
- 9 letters
- condition3, designate3
- 10 letters
- expression3, denominate4
- 11 letters
- termination4, stipulation4, appellation4
- 12 letters
- denomination5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire2 = 2 syllables).