--- title: What are 'One-Way' Synonyms in search? description: If a visitor expects to see the same search results when searching for A or B, but a limited set of products when searching for B, then A & B should be treated as a 1-way synonym --- [Skip to content](https://support.tagalys.com/what-are-one-way-synonyms-in-search#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact us](https://support.tagalys.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) ![tagalys-logo white.png\]](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tagalys-logo%20white.png?height=40&name=tagalys-logo%20white.png) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company Open main navigation Close main navigation - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact us](https://support.tagalys.com/kb-tickets/new) How can we help you today? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Support Center](https://support.tagalys.com/?hsLang=en) 2. [Search](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en) 3. [Search Analysis section](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#search-analysis-section) # What are 'One-Way' Synonyms in search? ## If a visitor expects to see the same search results when searching for A or B, but a limited set of products when searching for B, then A & B should be treated as a 1-way synonym 'One-Way' Synonym denotes that the word 'A' is synonymous with the word 'B'. However, the word 'B' is not synonymous with the word 'A'. **Use Case:** In a fashion store when a visitor is searching for "Top", the merchandiser would also like to showcase "Sweater". However, not display "Top" when someone searches for "Sweater".  In this example, the word "Top" is marked as a 'One-Way' Synonym to the word "Sweater". The Search Query containing the word "Top" would show products containing the words "Top" and "Sweater". But, for a Search Query that contains the word "Sweater", the products with the word "Top" will not be displayed. Follow the steps below to add a 'One-way' synonym. - Navigate to the 'Search Analysis' section on the dashboard. Click on '+Synonyms' from the synonyms section.  ![](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-32-06-0621-PM.png?width=1920&height=911&name=image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-32-06-0621-PM.png) - Add "Top" and "Sweater" under 'Search Query' and click on 'Save'. A query for "Top" will show products containing "Top" or "Sweater". But a query for "Sweater" will not show products containing only "Top". ![](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-33-51-1957-PM.png?width=1920&height=911&name=image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-33-51-1957-PM.png) - The 'Synonym Set' will be updated after the reindex is completed. ![](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-34-45-8446-PM.png?width=1920&height=911&name=image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-34-45-8446-PM.png) - Once the 'One-way' synonym is added for "Top" and "Sweater", the search results for the search query "Top" also includes products that are "Sweater"![](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-47-26-7182-PM.png?width=1920&height=911&name=image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-47-26-7182-PM.png) - However, the search results for "Sweater" do not display "Top".![](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-47-57-4412-PM.png?width=1920&height=911&name=image-png-Oct-30-2024-01-47-57-4412-PM.png)   - [Products](https://support.tagalys.com/products?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Categories | Collections](https://support.tagalys.com/products?hsLang=en#categories-collections) - [General](https://support.tagalys.com/products?hsLang=en#general) - [Customizations](https://support.tagalys.com/products?hsLang=en#customizations) - [Troubleshooting](https://support.tagalys.com/products?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [Magento](https://support.tagalys.com/magento?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Installation and Onboarding](https://support.tagalys.com/magento?hsLang=en#installation-and-onboarding) - [Troubleshooting](https://support.tagalys.com/magento?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [Shopify](https://support.tagalys.com/shopify?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Installation and Onboarding](https://support.tagalys.com/shopify?hsLang=en#installation-and-onboarding) - [Troubleshooting](https://support.tagalys.com/shopify?hsLang=en#troubleshooting) - [General](https://support.tagalys.com/shopify?hsLang=en#general) - [Uninstallation](https://support.tagalys.com/shopify?hsLang=en#uninstallation) - [FAQs](https://support.tagalys.com/faqs?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Client Data](https://support.tagalys.com/faqs?hsLang=en#client-data) - [Pricing](https://support.tagalys.com/faqs?hsLang=en#pricing) - [General FAQs](https://support.tagalys.com/faqs?hsLang=en#general-faqs) - [Integration](https://support.tagalys.com/integration?hsLang=en) - [A/B testing](https://support.tagalys.com/a-b-testing?hsLang=en#main-content) - [A/B testing](https://support.tagalys.com/a-b-testing?hsLang=en#a-b-testing) - [Collections merchandising](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Product sequencing](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#product-sequencing) - [Global Sort Options (GSO)](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#global-sort-options-gso) - [Product pinning](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#product-pinning) - [Promotion/Demotion](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#promotion-demotion) - [Version Scheduling (Draft and historical versions)](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#version-scheduling-draft-and-historical-versions) - [A/B testing](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#a-b-testing) - [Other](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#other) - [Looks](https://support.tagalys.com/collections-merchandising?hsLang=en#looks) - [Search](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#main-content) - [Search Results](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#search-results) - [Search Suggestions](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#search-suggestions) - [Search Analysis section](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#search-analysis-section) - [Search Accuracy](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#search-accuracy) - [Merchandised Search](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#merchandised-search) - [Other](https://support.tagalys.com/search?hsLang=en#other) - [Recommendations](https://support.tagalys.com/recommendations?hsLang=en) - [Markets and segments](https://support.tagalys.com/markets-and-segments?hsLang=en) - [Dashboard Reporting](https://support.tagalys.com/dashboard-reporting?hsLang=en) - [General](https://support.tagalys.com/general?hsLang=en) - Home - Products - Pricing - Blog - Company [![Chill listening crop-3](https://support.tagalys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/New-Tagalys-Black-Logo-Large-1.png?width=59&height=24&name=New-Tagalys-Black-Logo-Large-1.png "Chill listening crop-3")](http://tagalys.com) Tagalys Support Center Copyright © 2026, Tagalys Inc