| synecdoche | (noun) substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa | - |
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| synecdochic | (adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | Synonyms: synecdochical |
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| synecdochical | (adjective) using the name of a part for that of the whole or the whole for the part; or the special for the general or the general for the special; or the material for the thing made of it | Synonyms: synecdochic |
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| synechia | (noun) adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness | - |
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| syneresis | (noun) the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making) | Synonyms: synaeresis |
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| (noun) the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong | Synonyms: synaeresis |
| synergetic | (adjective) working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect | Synonyms: synergistic |
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| synergism | (noun) the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace | - |
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| (noun) the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects | Synonyms: synergy |
| synergist | (noun) a drug that augments the activity of another drug | - |
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| synergistic | (adjective) used especially of drugs or muscles that work together so the total effect is greater than the sum of the two (or more) | Synonyms: interactive |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the theological doctrine of synergism | - |
| (adjective) working together; used especially of groups, as subsidiaries of a corporation, cooperating for an enhanced effect | Synonyms: synergetic |
| synergistically | (adverb) (of drugs or muscles) in a synergistic or interactive manner | - |
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| (adverb) (of group) in a synergistic or cooperative manner | - |
| synergy | (noun) the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects | Synonyms: synergism |
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| synesthesia | (noun) a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated | Synonyms: synaesthesia |
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| synesthetic | (adjective) relating to or experiencing synesthesia; involving more than one sense | Synonyms: synaesthetic |
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| synezesis | (noun) the contraction of chromatin towards one side of the nucleus during the prophase of meiosis | Synonyms: synizesis |
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