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DROP SYNONYM (Transact-SQL)

Removes a synonym from a specified schema.

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Syntax

DROP SYNONYM [ schema. ] synonym_name

Arguments

  • schema
    Specifies the schema in which the synonym exists. If schema is not specified, SQL Server uses the default schema of the current user.

  • synonym_name
    Is the name of the synonym to be dropped.

Remarks

References to synonyms are not schema-bound; therefore, you can drop a synonym at any time. References to dropped synonyms will be found only at run time.

Synonyms can be created, dropped and referenced in dynamic SQL.

Permissions

To drop a synonym, a user must satisfy at least one of the following conditions. The user must be:

  • The current owner of a synonym.

  • A grantee holding CONTROL on a synonym.

  • A grantee holding ALTER SCHEMA permission on the containing schema.

Examples

The following example first creates a synonym, MyProduct, and then drops the synonym.

USE tempdb;
GO
-- Create a synonym for the Product table in AdventureWorks2008R2.
CREATE SYNONYM MyProduct
FOR AdventureWorks2008R2.Production.Product;
GO
-- Drop synonym MyProduct.
USE tempdb;
GO
DROP SYNONYM MyProduct;
GO