Chambers English Thesaurus

The Chambers Thesaurus sells more copies, and contains more synonyms, than any other English thesaurus. This 5th edition, new for 2015, retains the much-loved features of The Chambers Thesaurus, but also includes a brand new two-colour Word Lover's Ramble at the back, showing how English words and definitions have changed in recent years. The Chambers Thesaurus is now the UK's number 1 selling hardback thesaurus. It is regarded as the thesaurus of choice for crossword setters and solvers, and is popular with players of wordgames such as Scrabble(R) and Words With Friends(R). It is famous for its Scottish heritage, its thorough coverage of obscure words and its unique personality. "Chambers stands out like a baroque mansion in a city of faceless concrete." Melvyn Bragg

Drawing on the resources of its companion volume, The Chambers Dictionary, this thesaurus presents a range of words in a clear and accessible format. It features: over 15,000 headwords and 350,000 synonyms and antonyms; A-Z list of headwords for easy reference; different meanings which are are distinguished with examples amd key synonyms; words organized into family sets; and special treatment of confusables and related usage points.

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.

Including over 320,000 synonyms and antonyms, Chambers Giant Thesaurus is a mine of useful and interesting items of vocabulary. Hundreds of special panels provide the names of flowers and sports, rivers and volcanoes, or terms used in finance or mountaineering, just to name a few. In addition, concise notes on easily confused words--such as imply versus infer--help readers to find and use the right word with confidence. Quite simply, Chambers Giant Thesaurus offers much more than any other paperback thesaurus available, with exceptional clarity.

Presents an alphabetically-arranged list of synonyms and antonyms, with panels explaining synonym nuances, and including new, technical, rare, literary, and old-fashioned terms.