Synonymy

Synonymy

Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis · March 6, 2015 · Word Game, Casual, Puzzle, Education, Singleplayer

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Synonymy price by region

Synonymy costs £1.03 in the United Kingdom, €1.15 in Europe (EUR), $1.75 in the United States, $1.99 in Georgia (USD), CA$2.59 in Canada, NZ$2.99 in New Zealand, zł6.36 in Poland and R$6.99 in Brazil right now.

Cheapest Synonymy offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Kingdom £1.03 −30% £1.47 £1.03 4
Europe (EUR) €1.15 −33% €1.72 €1.15 6
United Statesyour region $1.75 −12% $1.99 $1.75 4
Georgia (USD) $1.99 $1.99 — 2
Canada CA$2.59 CA$2.59 — 1
New Zealand NZ$2.99 NZ$2.99 — 1
Poland zł6.36 −14% zł7.41 zł6.36 4
Brazil R$6.99 R$6.99 — 2

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Synonymy

Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins where players are challenged to find a path between random words through their network of synonyms. By taking the synonym of a word, and then a synonym of that synonym, and so on, you can ultimately arrive at any other word in a language.

The game supports multiplayer, and weekly challenges in which users can compete globally on set start and end words. Every time a path is uncovered by a user, it is tweeted from @synonymygame and posted to our Facebook page. All profits go to educational charities.

A visualization of the game's network can be seen here -- http://tinyurl.com/med6g8b -- In order to compute relative distance, all synonyms were mapped using 3d graphing software, as if each word were a planet that had a gravitational pull proportional to its number of relationships to other nodes. Above is a 2D representation of that model, a 40,000 x 40,000 rendering.

Music by Daduk

Synonymy — game info

Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux / SteamOS
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player, Multiplayer, Cross-platform multiplayer
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Apr 5, 2026
Synonymy, developed and published by Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis, is a highly unconventional word-based experience that sits somewhere between a puzzle game, an educational tool, and an abstract exploration of language itself. Rather than presenting vocabulary as something to memorize or recall, it transforms words into a network of interconnected meanings, inviting players to navigate that network in search of connections that are not always immediately obvious. It’s a concept-driven game in the purest sense, one that prioritizes intellectual engagement over traditional notions of fun or progression. The core mechanic is deceptively simple. Players are given a starting word and a target word, often with no clear relationship between the two. From there, the objective is to move step by step through a chain of synonyms, gradually bridging the gap between the two endpoints. What makes this compelling is how it reframes language as a space to explore rather than a system to solve. Each word becomes a node in a vast semantic web, and the challenge lies in understanding how meanings overlap, shift, and sometimes stretch in unexpected directions. The experience quickly moves beyond vo…
2 found this helpful
Recommended Apr 29, 2026
спасибо за профиль
1 found this helpful
Recommended Feb 15, 2026
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Not recommended Jan 13, 2026
Reading a thesaurus is more helpful than this ♥♥♥♥.
Recommended Dec 26, 2025
good game
Recommended Dec 23, 2025
Cute little well-put-together educational game. Not going to win game of the year or anything, but definitely an interesting one worth playing for a while

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