English Thesaurus app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 6960 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: Word Magic Software

2.99 USD

Current version: 8.8.0, last update: 1 year ago
First release : 03 Mar 2011
App size: 120.52 Mb

WORKS OFFLINE - Expand your English vocabulary or find just the right word for the assignment, our comprehensive word selection, and simple search options will have you using this app every day. With a minimalist display designed for functionality, it features visual cues, like usage guides and regional flags, and easy navigation between detailed results.

One of the largest collections of synonyms and antonyms featuring pronunciation, it includes not only single terms but phrases and complete colloquial proverbs. This wide-ranging collection of terminology is intended to be a professional writing aid for native speakers and a reliable tool for those learning the language. Internet connection needed only for the spell checker.

What makes this English Thesaurus unique?

• The fact that you may enter set phrases, not only single terms, as valid entries.

• The fact that you may obtain synonyms of parts of speech usually not included in other thesauri, such as exclamations, prepositional phrases, and idiomatic verbs. Even proverbs have their synonyms!

• Vast database; no less than 1,767,000+ synonyms and 361,000+ antonyms.

• 349,000+ English words and 25,000+ pictures.

• Meaning Descriptors to help distinguish between the different word meanings.

• Strict coherence of each synonym set. Transitive verbs yield only transitive synonyms. Intransitive verbs yield intransitive synonyms. Meanings and connotations of words are never mixed.

• Phonetic transcription following IPA standards in American and British English.

• Sync your favorites among your devices with Dropbox

• You may now enter plurals as valid entries.

• Customize using available themes, background color, and font.

• Fuzzy Search: Detects misspelled words and offers close suggestions.

* Please note this is a Thesaurus and therefore includes only English synonyms, no translations nor verb conjugations. Our General Reference Dictionary includes all those.

Pros and cons of English Thesaurus app for iPhone and iPad

English Thesaurus app good for

I am in Ireland, in a school of English. This app is really usefull for definitions, synonyms and phonetics. More use of speech synthesis should made this app better. Tanks a lot.

Very good app, easy to use, has lots of vocab, love the slang terms!

Very well designed, precise and generous in providing useful details. Great work!

This is a THESAURUS, not a dictionary! Being that, itll only show English results. If you are looking for results in any other language you should download a dictionary instead. This one is a great app for translators and all English speakers who are in need of a synonym.

This is a surprisingly comprehensive resource. It has all but replaced Roget in my daily work.

this reference app is somewhat basic, but is easy to use and able to assist in writing reports....I am satisfied with the purchase

Some bad moments

Very poor and having shown the British flag is very American and very basic.

I enjoy it so much on my iPad, though it crashes on my MacBook Pro!

iPad is up to date. Not sure what the problem is but it crashes every time on trying to open. Sort of hard to use or review an app that wont open.

I downloaded the upgrade yesterday, which has the orange icon, and cannot open it. Now I have no Thesaurus to use until the problem is fixed. A warning online says that the Spanish version freezes, and is being fixed ASAP. Now, you can add the English version to that assignment. Please fix it ASAP.

I try using this for crossword puzzles but it doesnt seem to recognize what shouldnt be too difficult of words.

The app is easy to use. I enjoy clicking on the synonyms to find new words. But the word options are pretty short. Whats another word for short? Slim? Paltry? It needs more words and a more complex vocabulary.

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