diff --git a/etiquette/jsonify.py b/etiquette/jsonify.py
index f0f9d28..db7cdae 100644
--- a/etiquette/jsonify.py
+++ b/etiquette/jsonify.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ def tag(t, include_synonyms=False):
         'qualified_name': t.qualified_name(),
     }
     if include_synonyms:
-        j['synonyms'] = list(t.synonyms())
+        j['synonyms'] = list(t.get_synonyms())
     return j
 
 def user(u):
diff --git a/etiquette/objects.py b/etiquette/objects.py
index 0a9bed3..86d9ba2 100644
--- a/etiquette/objects.py
+++ b/etiquette/objects.py
@@ -1197,6 +1197,13 @@ class Tag(ObjectBase, GroupableMixin):
             self.photodb.log.debug('Committing - edit tag')
             self.photodb.commit()
 
+    def get_synonyms(self):
+        cur = self.photodb.sql.cursor()
+        cur.execute('SELECT name FROM tag_synonyms WHERE mastername == ?', [self.name])
+        fetches = [fetch[0] for fetch in cur.fetchall()]
+        fetches.sort()
+        return fetches
+
     @decorators.required_feature('tag.edit')
     def join_group(self, *args, **kwargs):
         return super().join_group(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -1307,13 +1314,6 @@ class Tag(ObjectBase, GroupableMixin):
             self.photodb.log.debug('Committing - rename tag')
             self.photodb.commit()
 
-    def synonyms(self):
-        cur = self.photodb.sql.cursor()
-        cur.execute('SELECT name FROM tag_synonyms WHERE mastername == ?', [self.name])
-        fetches = [fetch[0] for fetch in cur.fetchall()]
-        fetches.sort()
-        return fetches
-
 
 class User(ObjectBase):
     '''
diff --git a/etiquette/tag_export.py b/etiquette/tag_export.py
index 7384a37..dcdd0ee 100644
--- a/etiquette/tag_export.py
+++ b/etiquette/tag_export.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def easybake(tags):
     for tag in tags:
         qualname = tag.qualified_name()
         lines.append(qualname)
-        lines.extend(qualname + '+' + syn for syn in tag.synonyms())
+        lines.extend(qualname + '+' + syn for syn in tag.get_synonyms())
     return '\n'.join(lines)
 
 def flat_dict(tags):
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def flat_dict(tags):
         for child in tag.walk_children():
             children = list(child.walk_children())
             result[child] = children
-            for synonym in child.synonyms():
+            for synonym in child.get_synonyms():
                 result[synonym] = children
     return result
 
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ def qualified_names(tags):
     for tag in tags:
         qualname = tag.qualified_name()
         results[tag.name] = qualname
-        for synonym in tag.synonyms():
+        for synonym in tag.get_synonyms():
             results[synonym] = qualname
     return results
 
 def stdout(tags, depth=0):
     for tag in tags:
         children = tag.get_children()
-        synonyms = tag.synonyms()
+        synonyms = tag.get_synonyms()
 
         pad = '    ' * depth
         print(pad + tag.name)
diff --git a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
index 57e4ef0..8d1a42f 100644
--- a/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
+++ b/frontends/etiquette_flask/templates/tags.html
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ body
                 --><button class="remove_tag_button red_button" onclick="delete_tag('{{tag.name}}', receive_callback);"></button>
             </li>
             {% if include_synonyms %}
-                {% for synonym in tag.synonyms() %}
+                {% for synonym in tag.get_synonyms() %}
                 <li>
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, innertext='(+)', link=none)}}
                     {{tag_object.tag_object(tag, innertext=qualified_name + '+' + synonym, link='search')}}<!--