EXHIBIT 23.2

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



The Board of Directors
Synopsys, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in registration statements (No.
333-84517) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 333-45056, 333-38810, 333-32130, 333-90643,
333-84279, 333-77597, 333-56170, 333-63216, 333-71056, and 333-50947), on Form
S-8 of Synopsys, Inc. of our report dated November 17, 2000, except as to Note
10, which is as of January 4, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets
of Synopsys, Inc. and subsidiaries as of October 31, 2000 and 1999 and September
30, 1999, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for the year ended October
31, 2000, the one-month period ended October 31, 1999 and each of the years in
the two-year period ended September 30, 1999, and the related consolidated
financial statement schedule, which report appears in this Annual Report on Form
10-K/A of Synopsys, Inc.


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Mountain View, California
December 18, 2001