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The most up-to-date edition of the world’s bestselling thesaurus, Roget’s International Thesaurus, 7th Edition, gives writers of all levels an unparalleled aid in using language with precision, grace, and power.
The most comprehensive, user-friendly thesaurus available, Roget’s features more than 325,000 words and phrases, including more than 2,000 all-new entries that refl ...more
The most comprehensive, user-friendly thesaurus available, Roget’s features more than 325,000 words and phrases, including more than 2,000 all-new entries that refl ...more
Paperback, Seventh Edition, 1312 pages
Published
August 2nd 2011
by Collins Reference
(first published 1911)
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A desk without a good thesaurus is like a house without windows.
Besides being a "use-full" book, I consider Roget's a sort of "holy" book. I could write a book about this book; not a biography of the author, but, how this book can change one's life..., how it can guide and order a life. It has so much power. Perhaps I'll take on the project of explaining the way I perceive this book; how I use it. I've tried, verbally, but always fail and leave the listener yawning. I will work on it, and change this review when its done.
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For now, let it suffice... get the ol ...more
Just got this, and it's still the best - "The original Roget's", as the dust jacket says. The way it's organized is counter-intuitive, at least for me, but it works better than anything else I've found. I've been accumulating - collecting sounds too organized - dictionaries and thesauruses (thesauri?) since I was a teenager, and I always come back to the original-format Roget's. Believing that using exactly the right word is important, for me this book would be worth buying at twice the price.
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Yes, I literally read the thesaurus. Twice. I'm not pretentious, I just love words!
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synonums, but also antonyms
Roget's Thesaurus of synonums & antonyms
Easy to use
Complete Index
Many New Words
Over 100,000 words
Select the Right Word
Classification of Words
Key Words in Bold Type ...more
Roget's Thesaurus of synonums & antonyms
Easy to use
Complete Index
Many New Words
Over 100,000 words
Select the Right Word
Classification of Words
Key Words in Bold Type ...more
It worked for Sylvia Plath!
Hard to read. Just kept saying the same thing over and over but in different words.
At first, I thought the back index was a cumbersome extra step to accommodate a poor organizational choice.
Absolutely wrong on my part. This thing is beautifully done.
There have been a few things I tried to find so far and couldn’t, but what is there is superb. The inclusion of phrases gives it a leg up on other thesauruses. Reading it feels traveling a current. Each group of concepts flows into the next, and there are shiny, unexpected pebbles all over the river bed. You could happily drown i ...more
Absolutely wrong on my part. This thing is beautifully done.
There have been a few things I tried to find so far and couldn’t, but what is there is superb. The inclusion of phrases gives it a leg up on other thesauruses. Reading it feels traveling a current. Each group of concepts flows into the next, and there are shiny, unexpected pebbles all over the river bed. You could happily drown i ...more
Nov 12, 2008
Aldean
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
word people
Shelves:
possessions,
reference
I forget the precise point in my life where I finally got my hands on this magnificent volume; it was either late in high school or in the ramp-up to college. But whenever it was, it was a watershed moment.
This is definitely a tool that takes some getting used to, particularly if you have already been using an alphabetical-entry thesaurus. The Roget's, with its categories and its massive index (it must be a third of the page count) was very daunting and a bit unfriendly to a young user. But once ...more
This is definitely a tool that takes some getting used to, particularly if you have already been using an alphabetical-entry thesaurus. The Roget's, with its categories and its massive index (it must be a third of the page count) was very daunting and a bit unfriendly to a young user. But once ...more
Roget's unique categorical organization of words makes it an enduring classic. It was, perhaps, slightly more difficult to figure out how to use when I was a child than alphabetically-organized thesauri, but once I understood the system, Roget's helped engender a love of words in me that assured me top marks on the SAT, GRE, and the verbal sections of all other standardized tests. I actually read this thesaurus for fun![return][return]It seems odd to be so passionate about a reference book, but
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maybe one of the few books on my shelves really deserving the five-star rating.
indispensable.
i'm not sure if this edition has the format i prefer: a dictionary in the back, and the front arranged with synonyms opposite antonyms all arranged by concept (from abstract to specific)
not only indispensable but for anyone reading english as a second-language, required
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indispensable.
i'm not sure if this edition has the format i prefer: a dictionary in the back, and the front arranged with synonyms opposite antonyms all arranged by concept (from abstract to specific)
not only indispensable but for anyone reading english as a second-language, required
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Aug 11, 2011
Patricia Burroughs
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommended to Patricia by:
Pamela Renner
Shelves:
reference,
nonfiction
A friend of mine scoffed at my high school era thesaurus, as she vastly preferred the older 1946 edition. Tracking down a copy for myself was the first step in what has turned into a collection of Roget's Thesauri. It's definitely different from the later editions. I can't say it's better or worse, but I do like checking between them from time to time when I'm not finding quite the right word.
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I don't know who this Roger guy is, but I have to say, this book confused the hell out of me. If there’s a plot, I couldn’t find one, or any main characters. Also, it seems awfully repetitive, and where the hell was the Minotaur?
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Whew I finally flipped through all half a million words and 1,350 pages...sike! Though I did spend half an hour learning about this behemoth and how to use it, and I feel strong about my acquisition and future choices of my written words.
Aug 22, 2007
Jorn Barger
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everyone
the alphabetical versions are for cowards-- wrestle with the numbering system as a steppingstone to understanding the semantic web, etc
Roget is my hero. A marvel of hierarchies.
Best thesaurus ever! I own an old and battered third edition, but you couldn't pay me to part with it.
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Dec 16, 2021
Pritam Chattopadhyay
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
1000-greatest-books-of-all-time
The book has been reprinted and expanded incalculable times, making it one of the typical desk reference works for students, teachers and writers of all kinds. The latest edition contains over 250,000 words.
Millions of copies of the book remain in use.
Every day thousands of people consult Roget’s Thesaurus. It has a place on the bookshelves of English speakers around the world. When one peruses the reference section of any bookshop or the databases of internet booksellers one finds dozens of cu ...more
Millions of copies of the book remain in use.
Every day thousands of people consult Roget’s Thesaurus. It has a place on the bookshelves of English speakers around the world. When one peruses the reference section of any bookshop or the databases of internet booksellers one finds dozens of cu ...more
The gold standard for all thesauruses.
As gripping a literary work as could be produced without plot or characters!
Regardless of the vast options for internet resources on how to write well, a hard copy of a Thesaurus is invaluable. It was useful for school and useful for writing today.
Less repetitive than I feared.
May 28, 2014
Mary Catelli
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it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
old-books,
nonfiction-other
Usually I read a book twice, to be sure, before reviewing. This one, however, I haven't read through even once.
Roget's International Thesaurus was not designed to be read. It's wonderful for browsing, though.
The real charm to it is that it is organized by topic, not alphabetically. You can drill down from the overarching concepts or look up the section in the index in the back. But once you have gotten to it -- well, in an alphabetical one, since they have to repeat the synonyms for each word, ...more
Roget's International Thesaurus was not designed to be read. It's wonderful for browsing, though.
The real charm to it is that it is organized by topic, not alphabetically. You can drill down from the overarching concepts or look up the section in the index in the back. But once you have gotten to it -- well, in an alphabetical one, since they have to repeat the synonyms for each word, ...more
Yes, I read an entire thesaurus, thank you. I unpretentiously but diligently devoured it cover to cover in approximately 4 hours and now I am not bragging about it, but merely informing you of my accomplishment. Ah, the review. I found it trite, convoluted, and absurd. It was ingenuous in its rare attempts at humor.
Jan 14, 2012
HeavyReader
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
any and all writers
Recommended to HeavyReader by:
Kathy Delcarpio
Even though I've had this book since I graduated from high school in 1989 (thanks Ms. Delcarpio!), I have not read the whole thing. Show me someone who has read the enitre Roget's Thesaurus, and I will applaud that person for being a bigger word geek than I am.
This book has helped me so much with my writing. When I need a new word, this book is where I turn. I love it! ...more
This book has helped me so much with my writing. When I need a new word, this book is where I turn. I love it! ...more
A gift from my dad--was it seventh grade? Sometime in middle school. And I took it to college with me. Forget Merriam-Webster online--this is one of my most valuable possessions! It's full of not just synonyms, but literary references and turns-of-phrase.
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I love this book. It's helped me when I've been stuck. Yes it's a thesaurus, but the information is pertinent to life. It will help you make connections you hadn't realize existed, and remind you of one's you've forgotten.
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a fabulous reference tool for anyone that has to use the written word to communicate effectively. I couldn't live without a thesaurus in my house ok, well I probably could, but I woudn't want to!
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the twists and turns this takes, it will just make your head spin... WITH DELIGHT!
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