diff --git a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/QueryValidator.cpp b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/QueryValidator.cpp
index eaaea714..0e504f0d 100644
--- a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/QueryValidator.cpp
+++ b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/QueryValidator.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ QueryValidator::QueryValidator(Query* query) : query(query) {}
 void QueryValidator::validateDuplicateDeclarations() {
     std::unordered_set<std::string> declaration;
     for (const auto &d : query->getDeclarations()) {
-        std::string synonym = d->getSynonym().ident;
+        std::string synonym = Synonym::getSynonymIdentity(d->getSynonym());
         if (declaration.find(synonym) != declaration.end()) {
             throw SemanticException(QueryValidatorDuplicatedSynonymInDeclaration + synonym);
         }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ std::unordered_set<std::string> QueryValidator::getDeclarationSynonyms() {
     std::unordered_set<std::string> declarationSynonyms;
     for (auto it = declarations.begin(); it != declarations.end(); ++it) {
         auto declaration = *it;
-        std::string declarationSynonym = declaration->getSynonym().ident;
+        std::string declarationSynonym = Synonym::getSynonymIdentity(declaration->getSynonym());
         declarationSynonyms.insert(declarationSynonym);
     }
     return declarationSynonyms;
diff --git a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/QueryParser.cpp b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/QueryParser.cpp
index c2d761c3..b3438d9b 100644
--- a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/QueryParser.cpp
+++ b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/QueryParser.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ SelectClauseItem QueryParser::parseReturnValue() {
     std::shared_ptr<Token> synonymToken = getNext();
     std::unordered_set<std::string> declaration;
     for (const auto &d : query->getDeclarations()) {
-        std::string synonym = d->getSynonym().ident;
+        std::string synonym = Synonym::getSynonymIdentity(d->getSynonym());
         if (declaration.find(synonym) != declaration.end()) {
             throw SemanticException(QueryValidatorDuplicatedSynonymInDeclaration + synonym);
         }
diff --git a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/SelectClause.cpp b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/SelectClause.cpp
index d8c000ca..b5c44a26 100644
--- a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/SelectClause.cpp
+++ b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/SelectClause.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<std::vector<SelectClauseItem>> SelectClause::getSelectClauseItem
 std::string SelectClause::getSynonym(SelectClauseItem selectClauseItem) {
     if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<Synonym>>(selectClauseItem)) {
         std::shared_ptr<Synonym> synonym = std::get<std::shared_ptr<Synonym>>(selectClauseItem);
-        return synonym->ident;
+        return synonym->getIdent();
     } else {
         AttributeReference attributeReference = std::get<AttributeReference>(selectClauseItem);
         return attributeReference.getSynonym();
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ bool SelectClause::isAttribute(SelectClauseItem selectClauseItem) {
 std::string SelectClause::getString(SelectClauseItem selectClauseItem) {
     if (std::holds_alternative<std::shared_ptr<Synonym>>(selectClauseItem)) {
         std::shared_ptr<Synonym> synonym = std::get<std::shared_ptr<Synonym>>(selectClauseItem);
-        return synonym->ident;
+        return synonym->getIdent();
     } else {
         AttributeReference attributeReference = std::get<AttributeReference>(selectClauseItem);
         return attributeReference.getSynonym() + "." + attributeReference.getAttributeName();
diff --git a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.cpp b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.cpp
index c1ccc9b8..fff90542 100644
--- a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.cpp
+++ b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.cpp
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ Synonym::Synonym(std::string ident) : ident(ident) {}
 std::string Synonym::getIdent() const {
     return ident;
 }
+
+std::string Synonym::getSynonymIdentity(const Synonym& synonym) {
+    return synonym.getIdent();
+}
diff --git a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.h b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.h
index b8b55813..0fa35ab6 100644
--- a/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.h
+++ b/Team26/Code26/src/spa/src/query_processing_system/parser/Synonym.h
@@ -7,7 +7,20 @@
 // synonym : IDENT
 // IDENT : LETTER ( LETTER | DIGIT )*
 class Synonym {
+ private:
+    /**
+     * A string which contains the identifier as defined by Basic PQL.
+     */
+    std::string ident;
+
  public:
+    /**
+     * Constructor for the Synonym.
+     *
+     * @param ident The identifier that is a Synonym.
+     */
+    explicit Synonym(std::string ident);
+
     /**
      * Compares two Synonym objects.
      *
@@ -25,17 +38,7 @@ class Synonym {
      */
     friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& ostream, const Synonym& synonym);
 
-    /**
-     * A string which contains the identifier as defined by Basic PQL.
-     */
-    std::string ident;
-
-    /**
-     * Constructor for the Synonym.
-     *
-     * @param ident The identifier that is a Synonym.
-     */
-    explicit Synonym(std::string ident);
-
     std::string getIdent() const;
+
+    static std::string getSynonymIdentity(const Synonym& synonym);
 };