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Synonyms of vernacular

17 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for vernacular is vulgar. Other synonyms of vernacular are vulgate and demotic.

Synonyms and similar words for vernacular

nounThe language of a people or a national language.

  • vulgateThe language of a people, especially the commoners.
  • vulgarThe language of a people, especially the commoners.

nounEveryday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical...

  • basilectA variety of a language that differs substantially from the standard form, and is only considered suitable for very...
  • demoticLanguage as spoken or written by the common people.

nounLanguage unique to a particular group of people.

  • jargon
  • argot
  • dialectA language existing only in an oral or non-standardized form, especially a language spoken in a developing country or...
  • slang

adjectiveOf or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific...

adjectiveBelonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth or by nature.

adjectiveOf or related to local building materials and styles; not imported.

Opposite of vernacular

adjectiveMore antonyms

Meaning of vernacular

  1. noun The language of a people or a national language.
  2. noun Everyday speech or dialect, including colloquialisms, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.
  3. noun Language unique to a particular group of people.

Full definition of vernacular

vernacular in other languages

Questions about synonyms of vernacular

What is another word for vernacular?
Vernacular has 17 synonyms on Word.ws, such as vulgar, vulgate and demotic.
What is the opposite of vernacular?
The opposite of vernacular is unvernacular.
What does vernacular mean?
Vernacular means the language of a people or a national language.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: vernacular (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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