SYNTAX: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SYNTAX?

Need another word that means the same as “syntax”? Find 2 synonyms and 30 related words for “syntax” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Syntax” are: phrase structure, sentence structure

Syntax as a Noun

Definitions of "Syntax" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “syntax” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The structure of statements in a computer language.
• The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax.
• A systematic orderly arrangement.
• The arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language.
• Studies of the rules for forming admissible sentences.
• The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences.
• A set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language.

Synonyms of "Syntax" as a noun (2 Words)

phrase structure	A short musical passage.
sentence structure	The period of time a prisoner is imprisoned.

Usage Examples of "Syntax" as a noun

• The syntax of English.
• Generative syntax.

Associations of "Syntax" (30 Words)

abstract	Give an abstract of. Abstract concepts such as love or beauty.
alliterate	(of a phrase or line of verse) contain words which begin with the same sound or letter. His first and last names alliterated.
alphabet	A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order used to represent the basic set of speech sounds of a language, especially the set of letters from A to Z. A phonetic alphabet.
antonym	A word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word in which case the two words are antonyms of each other. To him the antonym of gay was depressed.
bewitchment	A magical spell.
circumlocution	An indirect way of expressing something. He used a number of poetic circumlocutions.
collocation	The action of placing things side by side or in position. The collocation of the two pieces.
concordance	Make a concordance of a text. A concordance to the Bible.
correction	A drop in stock market activity or stock prices following a period of increases. Isotopic ratios are presented normalized to NBS SRM981 using a fractionation correction of 0 101 per a m u.
derivative	An arrangement or product (such as a future, option, or warrant) whose value derives from and is dependent on the value of an underlying asset, such as a commodity, currency, or security. Fly tip is a derivative of the phrase on the fly.
dictionary	A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them. I ll look up love in the dictionary.
diphthong	A digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel as in feat.
etymology	The study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history. The etymology of the word devil.
grammar	A grammar school. My old Latin grammar.
grammarian	A linguist who specializes in the study of grammar and syntax.
homonym	Two words are homonyms if they are pronounced or spelled the same way but have different meanings.
indent	The space left between the margin and the start of an indented line. An indentured servant.
indentation	The formation of small pits in a surface as a consequence of corrosion. An indentation for each change of speaker.
lexicon	A language user’s knowledge of words. The size of the English lexicon.
litotes	Understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary. Saying I was not a little upset when you mean I was very upset is an example of litotes.
morphology	The study of the forms of words, in particular inflected forms. Grammar is organized along two main dimensions morphology and syntax.
orthography	A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols. A spoken language which has as yet no sanctioned orthography.
paragraph	Write about in a paragraph. All her friends were paragraphed in last Monday s paper.
parse	Analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence. I asked a couple of students to parse these sentences for me.
rhetoric	Using language effectively to please or persuade. He is using a common figure of rhetoric hyperbole.
sentence	Pronounce a sentence on somebody in a court of law. Slander of an official carried an eight year prison sentence.
spelling	The way a word is spelled. The spelling of his name was influenced by French.
typo	A typographical error.
vocabulary	The body of words used in a particular language. The term became part of business vocabulary.
word	A word is a string of bits stored in computer memory. So many words for so few ideas.