Chambers Dictionary Of Synonyms And Antonyms

With more than 180,000 synonyms and antonyms and a user-friendly A-to-Z format, Chambers Synonyms and Antonyms offers a wide range of alternative words and phrases to help users build vocabulary. This new edition contains even more headwords and an up-to-date vocabulary -- colloquial and formal -- drawn from the new ninth edition of The Chambers Dictionary. With its easy-to-use format and clear presentation of key synonyms, this book is the essential tool for broadening and enlivening your vocabulary.

This dictionary has been specially compiled to help writers and speakers of English. It provides instant answers to those looking for the more exact term, the livelier phrase or the clearer expression. The book contains 170,000 synonyms and antonyms arranged alphabetically.

A great one-stop resource for reference and creative writing

This compact (though not pocket-sized) reference includes definitions, synonyms and antonyms, background information, and usage tips for avoiding common errors for selected words. British spellings appear first. "Zucchini" rather than "zymurgy" has the last word. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

This comprehensive, up-to-date word finder draws on the resources of its renowned companion volume, The Chambers Dictionary, to present a right range of words in a clear and accessible format. This easy-to-use reference includes - More than 420,000 synonyms and antonyms - An A-Z listing of headwords for easy reference - New up-to-date vocabulary - with an increased technological listing, as well as many rare and archaic terms - Hundreds of Panels on the nuances of synonyms to help with choosing the right word for the right occasions - Boxes listing related words (such as types of dog or medical terms) - Valuable help with worlds that can be confused (such as affect and effect ) and other points of usage. ~

This thesaurus has been designed to provide users with the most useful words first. It includes over 300 panels of thematically related words, with more than 180,000 alternative words in all.

This valuable companion to any Chambers dictionary expands vocabulary for journalists, authors, letter-writers, students, advertisers, crossword enthusiasts and setters and is easy-to-use in a straightforward arrangement.