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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                        CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of
Synopsys, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated October 11, 1996 (relating to the
consolidated financial statements of EPIC Design Technology, Inc. not presented
separately therein), appearing in and incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K of Synopsys, Inc. for the year ended September 30, 1997.



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San Jose, California
August 3, 1998