Questions tagged [thesaurus]
This tag should be used for questions that are related to a thesaurus, such as questions about finding software that helps you by providing for example synonyms or antonyms that are geared towards your specific topic.
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Is there another term for “conflict of interest” or a very similar term?
I've written a short story in which a prosecutor in a case gets romantically involved with a witness for the prosecution, and is subsequently investigated due to the fact that he is in a relationship ...
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Finding the right insults
As a non-native Anglophone, it can be a bit more of a challenge to do creative writing in English. Thesauri have helped me a lot, improving sentences like "Sokka caught his boomerang" to "Sokka ...
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A thesaurus that detects rhyming
I have been looking for a word that rhymes with post with similar meaning to a school.
But I go to thesaurus.com, sounding the words on my head for results under "school" and none rhyme. I then tried ...
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Word for a Female Teenager? [closed]
I am writing a book about a teenage girl. In one line, I am saying that she saw another female. When I say...
she saw another girl
I think saying girl will make her sound like a child rather than ...
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Where can I find a good online thesaurus?
Usually I just use the synonym suggestions at dictionary.com (or its tie-in site thesaurus.com) but it's pretty lame. Most of the synonyms it suggests are basic and well-known words I already know. In ...
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Finding words through meanings
Is there a place or a type of dictionary or even a good method, that instead of searching for a word, I can search for a meaning and get more words that have similar idea or meaning?
For example, if ...
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Meretricious - A bit too fancy?
I have a character that I want to sound very intelligent, well educated, someone who always uses the correct words with no unnecessary filler.
I have found the word 'meretricious' which has the ...
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What linguistic tools do you use?
I've got a Flip Dictionary, a Thesaurus, my trusty Strunk&White, and I use the almighty GOOG(le) should I ever be unsure of the definition of a word. What does everyone else use? Is there some ...
