diff --git a/word_bot.py b/word_bot.py
index f789564..6dfab6f 100644
--- a/word_bot.py
+++ b/word_bot.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def get_synonyms(word: str) -> str:
     response = requests.get(syn_url.format(word.lower()))
     soup = BeautifulSoup(response.content, 'html.parser')
     synonyms = soup.find_all(['strong', 'span'], {'class': 'syn'})
-    synonym_list = [f'\n*{slugify(i.string)}*' if i.name == 'strong' else i.string for i in synonyms]
+    synonym_list = [f'\n*{slugify(i.string)}*' if i.name == 'strong' else slugify(i.string) for i in synonyms]
     return (''.join(synonym_list))