21st Century Synonym and Antonym Finder (21st century reference)

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Customer Reviews:

Give me a word. [Posted on 2002-12-03]
An excellent resource book. I use it every day and it has improved my writing. Or, maybe I just confuse everyone with the multitude of words I appear to have at my command. Recommend this book.

Hard to come by [Posted on 2004-10-23]
A good antonym "finder" or "dictionary" is very hard to come by. This is the exception. And it doesn't just offer one obscure antonym for each word in the "dictionary" that barely seems to meet the definition. In many cases it offers several. For example, for quotation/quote, it offers four: paraphrase, recapitulation, restatement, summary.

I think this little book is the best of its kind.

Addition to My Library [Posted on 2007-11-04]
I have a small collection of dictionaries and reference books, but I didn't have anything dealing with "antonyms and synonyms". This book is great for my library.

BUYER BEWARE [Posted on 2008-09-28]
Buyer beware! I purchased this book new from Amazon - not used from a reseller. When it arrived, I noticed that it only contained word entries through "swagger." All entries past that - from T to Z - were missing.

I had much better luck with Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, 3rd edition (ISBN 978-0-440-24269-7). That book contains many more words, and includes antonyms for almost all of them. It's a much more thorough book. Don't waste your money on this half-a-book.

More than adequate [Posted on 2008-11-19]
The huge Roget's Thesaurus is gathering dust on my shelf, but I've just about worn out this one. Wordwise, it's not 100% complete, but for convenience, portability and content, it's perfect for my needs. Even if I can't find the exact word I'm searching for (the one maddeningly hovering around the edges of a thought) I can find one that'll do. Who could ask for more? For purists and pedants, this won't take the place of Roget, but it's not supposed to. For the moderately literate on the quest for a precise adjective, it's great (ample, extensive).

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