/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of james watson Find synonyms for: Noun1. Watson, James Watson, James Dewey Watsonusage: United States geneticist who (with Crick in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1928)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language