Merriam Websters Collegiate Thesaurus 2nd Edition

All-new Second Edition The perfect companion to the best-selling Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition is now easier and faster to use than ever before. An indispensable guide for choosing exactly the right word, the fully revised Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition now includes verbal illustrations of how words are commonly used for each of its synonyms. Alphabetical lists also include antonyms, near antonyms, related words, and cross-references. More than 275,000 word choices, examples, and explanations were developed from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.

The foremost word finder. 275,000 word choices include synonyms, related words, idiomatic phrases, near antonyms and antonyms. Sample sentences and phrases provide examples of how words are used in context. Usage examples for every synonym. Concise definitions at every entry pinpoint the meaning shared by synonyms. Completed revised and updated to reflect today's vocabulary. Jacketed hardcover.