sys-synonyms-transact-sql.md

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
ms.custom	ignite-2025
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 || =fabric-sqldb

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 (Transact-SQL).
base_object_name	nvarchar(1035)	Fully quoted name of the object to which the user of this synonym is redirected.

Permissions

[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Object Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)