diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/synonyms/synonyms.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/synonyms/synonyms.tsx
index 01a69fc525d55b..d0bb7015c1246d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/synonyms/synonyms.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/synonyms/synonyms.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ export const Synonyms: React.FC = () => {
       pageChrome={getEngineBreadcrumbs([SYNONYMS_TITLE])}
       pageHeader={{
         pageTitle: SYNONYMS_TITLE,
+        description: i18n.translate(
+          'xpack.enterpriseSearch.appSearch.engine.synonyms.description',
+          {
+            defaultMessage:
+              'Use synonyms to relate queries together that contextually have the same meaning in your dataset.',
+          }
+        ),
         rightSideItems: [
           <EuiButton fill onClick={() => openModal(null)}>
             {i18n.translate(