Understanding synonym relationships

With the Smart Product Filter & Search app, you can improve your store's search results by using Synonyms — different words that mean the same thing.

But did you know you can control how these synonyms behave using two types of relationships?

Let’s break them down.

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Inferred

In the Inferred relationship, the app will only match results from one direction.

Example:

If you define:

T-shirt → Shirt

Then:

• A search for T-shirt will show results for Shirt

• But a search for Shirt will NOT show results for T-shirt

✅ Use this when you want one keyword to include others in the results, but not the other way around.

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Equivalence

In the Equivalence relationship, the app will match both directions.

Example:

If you define:

T-shirt ↔ Shirt

Then:

• A search for T-shirt will show results for Shirt

• A search for Shirt will also show results for T-shirt

✅ Use this when all the terms should always return the same set of products.

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🧠 Tips

• Use Inferred if you want to direct traffic from general terms to more specific ones (or vice versa).

• Use Equivalence when all terms mean the same thing and should return identical results.

• Keep your synonym groups clean and relevant to avoid confusing search results.

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