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A thesaurus lists words of similar meaning -- synonyms. But, often words that mean much the same thing have subtle differences in implication. A person will look for a synonym that better matches their intent than the one that comes to mind.
Another reason is to avoid redundancy. You may not want to use the same word over and over so you look for a substitute that will avoid this repetition.
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How do you use the word thesaurus in a sentence?
The thesaurus allowed the writer to change words from ones that kind of meant what she wanted to say to words that meant exactly what she was trying to say.
What is the plural word for thesaurus?
theasauri or theasauruses
How do you pronounce thesaurus?
The word "thesaurus" is pronounced as thuh-sawr-uhs.
What is the plural form of thesaurus?
The plural forms thesauruses and thesauri are both acceptable forms of the word thesaurus.
How do you spell theasorous?
thesaurus
What resource would you use to find multiple synonyms of a word?
I would suggest the thesaurus or dictonary.com.
what’s a reference source would you use to find an antonym for clever?
A dictionary or thesaurus
What reference source would be best to find the synonyms or antonyms?
Probably a thesaurus, but a dictionary may be some help!
What is a dictionary of antanyms and synanyms?
A dictionary of synonyms is called a thesaurus.
What reference source would you use to find an antonym for clever?
A thesaurus or a dictionary
what reference source would you to find several synonyms for the word walked?
You could research "walk" in a thesaurus and then use past tense to create synonyms for "walked." You may actually find "walked" in a thesaurus.
What kind of book would you use to find words that relate to each other?
A thesaurus will give antonyms and synonyms.
When would a thesaurus be of most use to a writer?
find synonyms for particular words
What is a synonym for they?
According to the Thesaurus there are none. You would have to use the possessive (those) with a noun, such as those trees or those children.
What is a synamon for during?
in the middle of........use a thesaurus
Another word for leftovers?
Remnants would probably be the word I would use, however you can find others here Thesaurus website
What reference source would you use to find a antonym for the word bizarre?
Use a thesaurus to find the words "normal" and "conventional."
