thesaurus
Vocabulary reference book
A thesaurus is a word reference book that groups words according to their semantic relations.
The most common relation, and the one for which people often consult a thesaurus, is synonymy: words that share a similar meaning, sometimes representing various parts of speech, are grouped together in a thesaurus.
Other relations that may be discoverable in a thesaurus include antonymy (opposites), hypernymy and hyponymy (relations between more general and more specific words), and meronymy (relations of parts to wholes).
Alphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
- synonym finderTool listing equivalent words
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Word meaning the same
- antonymWord with contrary meaning
- equivalentSame in value or function
- substituteReplacement for another
- alternativeAnother available choice
paraphrase · rewording · near-synonym · analogous · interchangeable · similar · comparable · hypernym
Access or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
- headwordEntry term in dictionaries
- lemmaBase form, or helper theorem
collocation · citation · lexicographer · Roget · wordlist · alphabetical · categorization · word family
Vocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- dictionChoice of words
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
- phraseologyManner of verbal expression
idiom · vernacular · register
Arranged elements forming whole
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- revisionAltering to improve
- editingRefining content for clarity
- dictionChoice of words
style · vocabulary building · prose · rewording · paraphrase · expression · tone · clarity
dictionary
Alphabetical word reference
- lexiconVocabulary of a language
- glossaryAlphabetical list with definitions
- wordbookCompiled vocabulary reference
synonym finder · vocabulary · compendium · concordance · wordlist · terminology · phraseology · Roget · reference book · word finder
synonym
Word meaning the same
- antonymWord with contrary meaning
- equivalentSame in value or function
- substituteReplacement for another
alternative · paraphrase · rewording · near-synonym · analogous · interchangeable · similar · comparable · hypernym · homonym
entry
Access or submission
- definitionStatement of meaning
- cross-referenceNotation pointing elsewhere
- headwordEntry term in dictionaries
lemma · collocation · citation · lexicographer · Roget · wordlist · alphabetical · categorization · word family
lexicon
Vocabulary of a language
- terminologySubject-specific vocabulary
- dictionChoice of words
- jargonSpecialized professional vocabulary
phraseology · idiom · vernacular · register
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
diction · style · vocabulary building · prose · rewording · paraphrase · expression · tone · clarity · concision
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thesaurusdictionary
Alphabetical word reference
lexicon · glossary · bilingual dictionary · translation dictionary · encyclopedia
- thesaurus entriesSynonym dictionary records
- Roget's ThesaurusSystematic synonym dictionary