Synonyms for thesaurus
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Synonymicon — A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a…
2. Repository
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A publication that provides synonyms (and sometimes antonyms and other semantic relations) for the words of a given language.
"Roget" is the leading brand name for a print English thesaurus that lists words under general concepts rather than just close synonyms.
- n. 2
A hierarchy of subject headings: canonical titles of themes and topics, the titles serving as search keys.
Forms
- Plural
- thesauruses → word-hoards, synonymicons, repositories, storehouses…
Example sentences
- dictionary This is the very dictionary I've been looking for.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thesaurus | steady | |
| dictionary | steady | |
| wordbook | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- treasury3, wordbook
- 10 letters
- dictionary4, repository5, storehouse2
- 11 letters
- synonymicon
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (treasury3 = 3 syllables).