--- mappers/feedapi_mapper_taxonomy.inc	2009-09-03 14:28:48.000000000 -0400
+++ mappers/feedapi_mapper_taxonomyNEW.inc	2009-09-03 14:22:47.000000000 -0400
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ function _feedapi_mapper_create_terms($k
   $tids = array();
   if (is_array($keywords)) {
     foreach ($keywords as $term) {
-      $curr_terms = taxonomy_get_term_by_name($term);
+      $curr_tax_terms = taxonomy_get_term_by_name($term);
+      $curr_syns[] = taxonomy_get_synonym_root($term);
+      $curr_terms = array_merge($curr_tax_terms, $curr_syns);
       if (count($curr_terms) != 0) {
         foreach ($curr_terms as $curr_term) {
           if ($curr_term->vid == $vid) {