Function of a thesaurus

Answer 1

A "thesaurus" is a book of synonyms. It shows words of the same or similar meaning as the word selected. Most types of thesaurus will also show antonyms, which are words with meanings that are the opposite, or nearly so.

Answer 2

A thesaurus is principally used to learn synonyms and sometimes antonyms for a particular word. Use of a thesaurus when writing requires you to: 1) know that you do not know the right word; 2) know enough to search for the right word; 3) be able to recognize the right word in the thesaurus.

There may also be other benefits associated with regularly reading a thesaurus beyond expanding your vocabulary and refining your understanding of distinctions in language. Using a thesaurus may help to build a simpler and more useful representation of word meanings. Seeing words in terms of synonyms and antonyms that may be hierarchically arranged from more abstract to more concrete can help to reveal structure in language.

Answer 3

A thesaurus is a work that contains synonyms and sometimes antonyms, in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations.

Its main purpose is to provide synonyms for words.

Answer 4

The best thesaurus is the oxford one