Definition of Thesaurus
a book in which words that have the same or similar meanings (synonyms) are grouped together
Examples of Thesaurus in a sentence
Words listed with the word ‘sad’ in the thesaurus include unhappy, blue, and gloomy. 🔊
The writer often used a thesaurus to help spice up her writing and avoid repeating words. 🔊
A thesaurus can be used to find similar words, but not the actual definition of a word. 🔊
My thesaurus says that I can use frigid or icy instead of the word cold. 🔊
Thumbing through the thesaurus, the student searched for a word that was similar to hate but had a darker meaning. 🔊
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