類義語(るいぎご)quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)

「机(つくえ)」と「テーブル」は類義語(るいぎご)です。

"Desk" and "table" are quasi-synonyms in Japanese. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

類義語(るいぎご)は、語形(ごけい)は異(こと)なっていても意味(いみ)が似(に)ている。

A quasi-synonym is a word that, although different in form, has a similar meaning to another. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

「怖(こわ)い」と「恐(おそ)ろしい」は類義語(るいぎご)だが、微妙(びみょう)に違(ちが)う言葉(ことば)だ。

"'Scary' and 'terrifying' are quasi-synonyms, but they are subtly different words." {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

類義語(るいぎご)の「食(た)べる」と「食(く)う」には文体(ぶんたい)的(てき)に大(おお)きな差(さ)があります。

There is a significant stylistic difference between the quasi-synonyms "taberu" and "kuu". {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

類義語(るいぎご)の成立(せいりつ)には外来(がいらい)語(ご)が大(おお)きな役割(やくわり)を果(は)たしていることは言(い)うまでもない。

It goes without saying that foreign words play a significant role in the formation of quasi-synonyms. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}