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# Select synonym dictionaries for a table

# Select synonym dictionaries for a table {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated March 12, 2026  
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Search administrators can specify one or more synonym dictionaries available to a particular table.

## Before you begin

Role required: ts_admin or admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllSystem DefinitionText Indexes.
2. Select the table for which you want to change search behavior.  
   The system displays the Text index record for the table.
3. Select the Index Synonym Dictionaries tab.
4. Select New.
5. Select a synonym dictionary in the Synonym Dictionary field on the Index Synonym Dictionary form.
6. Select Submit.

## Result

Text searches on this table use the selected synonym dictionaries.
**Related tasks**   

* [Enable search synonyms](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/xHk1EXJHE3BJM8kmf_A6ug "Enabling text index synonyms allows Zing to expand text searches with additional search keywords.")
* [Create synonym dictionaries](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/MctSfaLXPataEnuUI0P2kg "You can create synonym dictionaries to expand Zing text searches with additional search keywords.")
* [Disable synonyms for a table](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/yGKhDyz7bRKHiNlTR_bbUQ "By default, Zing uses all active synonym dictionaries when a user performs a text search. Search administrators can disable synonym dictionary usage on a per-table basis.")
* [Debug synonym searches](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/LdW~kD_yhoszDqXMfPTTFQ "You can view debug messages to determine if synonym searches are working as expected.")

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