Roget's
Famous synonym reference
Roget's refers to *Roget's Thesaurus*, a reference work organizing English words by concept rather than alphabetically.
First published in 1852 by Peter Mark Roget, it became so dominant that the name became shorthand for any thesaurus: I looked it up in Roget's.
The possessive form treats it like a family bible of synonyms.
Science of categorical arrangement
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- numberedAssigned figures for order
branching · philosophical · Aristotelian · systematic · logical · scheme · framework · architecture
Systematic grouping by traits
- categoriesGroups of related things
- synonymsWords with shared meaning
- antonymsWords with contrary meanings
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
lexicon · vocabulary · compilation · groupings · headwords · cross-references · index · entries
A specific past year
- physicianLicensed medical doctor
- scholarLearned, studious person
- polymathMulti-domain expert
- systematizerOne who imposes order
Victorian · London · obsessive · lists · cataloguer · Longman · editions · revisions
Text composition professionals
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
- ScrabbleTile-based word game
poets · speechwriters · copywriters · journalists · browsing · serendipity · discovery · inspiration
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- organizationStructured group with purpose
numbered · branching · philosophical · Aristotelian · systematic · logical · scheme · framework · architecture · outline
classification
Systematic grouping by traits
- categoriesGroups of related things
- synonymsWords with shared meaning
- antonymsWords with contrary meanings
reference · lexicon · vocabulary · compilation · groupings · headwords · cross-references · index · entries · semantic
1852
A specific past year
systematizer · Victorian · London · obsessive · lists · cataloguer · Longman · editions · revisions · updates
writers
Text composition professionals
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- crosswordClue-based letter grid
- puzzlesProblems designed to challenge
Scrabble · poets · speechwriters · copywriters · journalists · browsing · serendipity · discovery · inspiration · creativity
- reference booksdictionary, dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, encyclopedias, thesauri
Roget'sdictionary
Alphabetical word reference
Oxford English Dictionary · Merriam-Webster · OED · lexicon · glossary
- Roget's ThesaurusSystematic synonym dictionary