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title: Select synonym dictionaries for a table
description: Search administrators can specify one or more synonym dictionaries available to a particular table.
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# Select synonym dictionaries for a table

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 **All** > **System Definition** > **Text 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.

**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]()

[Disable synonyms for a table]()

[Debug synonym searches]()