Introducing Synonyms

Synonyms are a Motive Commerce Search tool that allows you to group words that may refer to the same object or item, making it possible for users to find what they are looking for regardless of the word they use to name it. 

Viewing the Synonyms Page

You can access the Synonyms page from the the sidebar. Once you enter for the first time, you'll see a welcome page that invites you to create your first synonym group.

In order to add the first Synonym group, follow these steps:

1. Click the Add Synonyms button.
2. Follow the steps to add a new Synonym group.

Once you enter the Synonyms page after having created some, you will see the list of all the synonym groups you've created:

From the List view, you can also navigate your synonyms:

• Using the language drop-down menu to select the language you want to view.

Synonyms is a great tool to approach various common naming confusions in order to make your buyers browse experience more useful and fun, allowing you to predict their behaviour based on the insights you get from understanding the analytics.

You can use synonym groups for the following cases:

• Multiple words that are equivalent for the search engine.

• Plurals that use an irregular pattern

• Localisms and dialectal variations

• Slang and abbreviations

• Brand names commonly used to refer to a type of product

• Recurrent misspellings of products or brands

And much more...

Next Steps

Continue understanding how Synonyms work by accessing these pages:

• Creating Synonyms: Learn the necessary steps to add a synonym group.
• Editing Synonyms: Follow these instructions to edit an existing synonym group.
• Deleting Synonyms: Know about how to delete a synonym or synonym group.