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title: Debug synonym searches
description: You can view debug messages to determine if synonym searches are working as expected.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/debug-synonym-searches.html
release: australia
product: Search Administration
classification: search-administration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Zing can expand search results with synonyms, Zing text indexing and search engine, Search administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
---

# Debug synonym searches

You can view debug messages to determine if synonym searches are working as expected.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **System Diagnostics** > **Session Debug** > **Debug Text Search**.

2.  Perform a search using a term in a synonym dictionary.

3.  View the session debug output.

    **Note:** You can only view the debug output on a table view \(\_list.do\). You can't view it on a UI page itself.


**Parent Topic:**[Zing can expand search results with synonyms](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/search-administration/search-synonyms-expand-results.md)

**Related topics**  


[Enable search synonyms]()

[Create synonym dictionaries]()

[Select synonym dictionaries for a table]()

[Disable synonyms for a table]()