---
title: "sys.synonyms (Transact-SQL)"
description: sys.synonyms (Transact-SQL)
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.date: "03/15/2017"
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: system-objects
ms.topic: "reference"
f1_keywords:
  - "sys.synonyms_TSQL"
  - "synonyms_TSQL"
  - "sys.synonyms"
  - "synonyms"
helpviewer_keywords:
  - "sys.synonyms catalog view"
dev_langs:
  - "TSQL"
monikerRange: ">=aps-pdw-2016||=azuresqldb-current||=azure-sqldw-latest||>=sql-server-2016||>=sql-server-linux-2017||=azuresqldb-mi-current||=fabric"
---
# sys.synonyms (Transact-SQL)
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  Contains a row for each synonym object that is **sys.objects.type** = SN.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**\<Columns inherited from sys.objects>**||For a list of columns that this view inherits, see [sys.objects &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-objects-transact-sql.md).|  
|**base_object_name**|**nvarchar(1035)**|Fully quoted name of the object to which the user of this synonym is redirected.|  
  
## Permissions  
 [!INCLUDE[ssCatViewPerm](../../includes/sscatviewperm-md.md)] For more information, see [Metadata Visibility Configuration](../../relational-databases/security/metadata-visibility-configuration.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Object Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/object-catalog-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [Catalog Views &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/catalog-views-transact-sql.md)