Best thesaurus?

by splitTest

Posted: 10 years ago 6 replies

COPY WRITING

I use thesaurus.com online, and Roget's International Thesaurus in print.

I think I read somewhere that thesaurus.com is based on Roget's, but it doesn't seem to serve up as many idioms as the book version.

Love the convenience of searching online, but I also need the idioms!

Anyone know of any better thesauruses (thesauri?) online? ...Or maybe a metaphor thesaurus if there's such a thing?

In print, I highly recommend Roget's International, complete and unabridged. It's really thorough, idioms and all.

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angiecolee 10 years ago

Try the Idiom Dictionary.
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- splitTest 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by angiecolee
  
  Try the Idiom Dictionary.
  
  This is interesting! Thanks!
  
  Thanks
  
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angiecolee 10 years ago

It, the RhymeZone Rhyming Dictionary, the Scrabble Word Finder, and Thesaurus.com are all in my go-to arsenal, mostly for developing short and snappy phrases or taglines.
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- GlenH 10 years ago
  
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  angiecolee 10 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by GlenH
  
  Working through your copy word for word, trying to do all that manually, using a Thesaurus or dictionary of some kind, is too slow and tedious
  
  Meh. Different strokes for different folks.
  
  I rather enjoy the hunt for the just-right word.
  
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  Len Bailey 9 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by angiecolee
  
  Meh. Different strokes for different folks.
  
  I rather enjoy the hunt for the just-right word.
  
  Me, too. I've seen split-test results where changing one word boosted response by 300% and more.
  
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joe golfer 10 years ago

try wordhippo
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