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

Need another word that means the same as “terminology”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “terminology” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Terminology” are: language, nomenclature, phraseology, terms, expressions, words, parlance, vocabulary

Terminology as a Noun

Definitions of "Terminology" as a noun

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

• A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline.
• The body of terms used with a particular technical application in a subject of study, profession, etc.

Synonyms of "Terminology" as a noun (8 Words)

expressions	The act of forcing something out by squeezing or pressing. Expressions of good will.
language	Language communication by word of mouth. He recorded the spoken language of the streets.
nomenclature	The term or terms applied to someone or something. The students found it hard to decipher the nomenclature of chemical compounds.
parlance	A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. Dated terms that were once in common parlance.
phraseology	The manner in which something is expressed in words- G.S.Patton. Legal phraseology.
terms	Status with respect to the relations between people or groups. On good terms with her in laws.
vocabulary	A listing of the words used in some enterprise. He introduced a wide vocabulary of techniques.
words	The words that are spoken. She put her thoughts into words.

Usage Examples of "Terminology" as a noun

• The terminology of semiotics.
• Specialized terminologies for higher education.
• Legal terminology.

Associations of "Terminology" (30 Words)

argot	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. Teenage argot.
bilingual	(of a text or an activity) written or conducted in two languages. Bilingual dictionaries.
buzzword	Stock phrases that have become nonsense through endless repetition. The latest buzzword in international travel is ecotourism.
cant	A slope in the turn of a road or track; the outside is higher than the inside in order to reduce the effects of centrifugal force. If they d stop canting about honest work they might get somewhere.
colloquialism	The use of colloquialisms. The colloquialisms of the streets.
derivation	Something derived; a derivative. Music of primarily Turkish derivation.
dialect	A particular version of a programming language. The Lancashire dialect seemed like a foreign language.
dictionary	A reference book containing an alphabetical list of words with information about them. The worm attempts to crack account passwords using a built in dictionary.
etymology	A history of a word. The decline of etymology as a linguistic discipline.
euphemism	An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. The jargon has given us downsizing as a euphemism for cuts.
fluently	With an ability to express oneself easily and articulately. He can converse fluently in Filipino.
glossary	An alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field. A glossary of Inuktitut words.
idiom	The style of a particular artist or school or movement. They were both working in a neo impressionist idiom.
innuendo	An indirect (and usually malicious) implication. She s always making sly innuendoes.
jargon	Specialized technical terminology characteristic of a particular subject. Legal jargon.
language	Coarse or offensive language. The language of sociology.
lexicon	The complete set of meaningful units in a language. The size of the English lexicon.
lingo	A foreign language or local dialect. It doesn t matter if you can t speak the lingo.
literate	A literate person. Their parents were uneducated and barely literate.
multilingual	In or using several languages. A multilingual nation.
neologism	The coining or use of new words.
neology	A new word or phrase; = “neologism”.
nomenclature	The body or system of names used in a particular specialist field. The most important rule of nomenclature is that the name of a substance should be unambiguous.
parlance	A manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language. Dated terms that were once in common parlance.
patois	A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves. The raunchy patois of inner city kids.
polyglot	(of a book) having the text translated into several languages. New Orleans has always been a polyglot city.
slang	Use slang or vulgar language. He watched ideological groups slanging one another.
translator	Someone who mediates between speakers of different languages. The translator of Hardy s poems into Icelandic.
vernacular	(of language) spoken as one’s mother tongue; not learned or imposed as a second language. Vernacular speakers.
word	The divine word of God the second person in the Trinity incarnate in Jesus. He gave his word.