Oxford Thesaurus of Current English (Second edition)

Description

Everyone occasionally finds that the right word will not come to them, and that is when a good thesaurus is essential.

You may have a word in mind but you know that it is not the right
word because it does not accurately express what you want to say. In short, you want to find out how you can express something better.

Or perhaps you need to find alternatives when you wish to avoid using the same word again and again when speaking or writing.

Or you might be looking for a more modern or more formal equivalent that would be better suited to your audience and purpose.

The word thesaurus comes from Greek, meaning ‘storehouse’ or ‘treasure’. A thesaurus will open up to you the vast riches of the English language by giving you lists of words with similar meaning (called ‘synonyms’), providing an array of choices as well as ways of pinpointing the right word.

The Oxford Thesaurus of Current English has been completely rewritten for this edition, using Oxford’s unrivalled language resources, and offers many more examples of real use to guide you to the right word, up-to-date synonyms to choose from, and more opposite words than before.

In addition, the Wordfinder supplement provides you with handy lists of words to help with vocabulary-building and puzzle-solving.

Table of contents

Preface v
Guide to the thesaurus entry vi
Oxford Thesaurus of Current English 1
Wordfinder 495