code: public String[] getSynonyms(String term)
     {
        checkConfigUpdated();
        term = term.toLowerCase();
        String[] syns;
        synchronized (this)
        {
           syns = (String[])synonyms.get(term);
        }
        if (syns == null)
        {
           syns = EMPTY_ARRAY;
        }
        return syns;
     }
docs: {@inheritDoc}