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thesaurus
[thi-sawr-uhs]
noun
plural
thesauruses, thesauria dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other comprehensive reference book.
a storehouse, repository, or treasury.
Computers.
an index to information stored in a computer, consisting of a comprehensive list of subjects concerning which information may be retrieved by using the proper key terms.
a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms stored in memory for use in word processing.
thesaurus
/ θɪˈɔːə /
noun
a book containing systematized lists of synonyms and related words
a dictionary of selected words or topics
rarea treasury
Word History and Origins
Origin of thesaurus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of thesaurus1
Example Sentences
She undoubtedly has a thesaurus earmarked and highlighted like a high school student’s SparkNotes copy of “Macbeth.”
Stevens raised challenges in dozens of school districts over the Bible, dictionaries and thesauruses.
And now you can break out the thesaurus.
Critics thumbed thesauruses for hyperboles to rhapsodize about her pyrotechnics.
Amin said because some countries, particularly poorer ones may see phase-out as too restrictive, negotiators could even hit their thesauruses for alternatives to the much discussed phase-out or phase-down wording.
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When To Use
A thesaurus is a book or program that lists synonyms and antonyms of words.A thesaurus can be a book you can find in a library, a website (such as Thesaurus.com), or a database stored in a word processor (such as the one you can find in Microsoft Word). The plural of thesaurus is thesauruses or thesauri.A synonym is a word that has the same meaning as another word. For example, huge, gigantic, massive, and large are synonyms of the word big. An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of another word. Small, tiny, and little are antonyms of the word big.Thesauri are useful when you want to avoid using the same word over and over or need a fancy word to describe something as being “not good” or “not fun.”
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