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Semantic

Verb / sɪˈmæntɪk / Another word for semantic — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

relating to meaning in language or logic

Synonyms & similar words

meaningful significant cognitive contextual linguistic interpretive representational symbolic conceptual denotative referential definitional characteristic indicative connotative suggestive expressive figurative implicit explicit

Synonyms by register

Formal

meaningful conceptual denotative significant

Informal

about meaning related to sense

Antonyms

literal syntactic structural formal grammatical

Common collocations

  • semantic analysis
  • semantic meaning
  • semantic error
  • semantic web
  • semantic change
  • semantic field
  • semantic ambiguity

Word family

noun semantics
adjective semantic
adverb semantically

Usage note

Primarily used in linguistics and computer science to refer to meaning in language or data. Avoid using it casually when a simpler word like 'meaningful' would suffice.

Example sentences

  1. The semantic difference between 'happy' and 'joyful' is subtle.
  2. She studies semantic relationships between words.
  3. The semantic web is a way to make data more meaningful.
  4. The semantic meaning of a word can change over time.
  5. The semantic similarity between 'car' and 'truck' is high.

Quotes

  • Semantic memory is the way we are able to understand the meanings of different concepts and ideas.
  • The semantic web is about creating a web of data that can be used by machines to better understand our world.
  • The semantic gap is the difference between the way humans and computers understand information.

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