# Which synonym match led to the retrieved result document?

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-synonym-match-led-to-the-retrieved-result-document/242557
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 24, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-synonym-match-led-to-the-retrieved-result-document/242557 "2020-07-24T18:20:48Z")
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### Author: ![lancy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lancy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lancy)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2020, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-synonym-match-led-to-the-retrieved-result-document/242557/1 "2020-07-24T18:20:48Z")

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When we query an index configured with query-time expansion format synonyms (e.g.: specimen, sample, exemplar) is it possible to determine which particular synonym or synonym set led to a document being retrieved as a result.

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/which-synonym-match-led-to-the-retrieved-result-document/242557/2 "2020-08-21T18:33:47Z")

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