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The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 6,706 ratings — published 2014
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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1) The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression, Second Edition (Writers Helping Writers Series Book 1)
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avg rating 4.53 — 6,387 ratings — published 2012
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The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes The Positive Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Attributes (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.62 — 1,631 ratings — published 2013
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Roget's International Thesaurus Roget's International Thesaurus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.44 — 1,009 ratings — published 1911
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The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws The Negative Trait Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Flaws (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.59 — 1,920 ratings — published 2013
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Webster's New World Thesaurus Webster's New World Thesaurus (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.93 — 144 ratings — published 1971
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.00 — 14 ratings — published 1993
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.16 — 345 ratings — published 2011
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The Merriam Webster Thesaurus The Merriam Webster Thesaurus (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 245 ratings — published 1978
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The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 2 The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 2 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.72 — 186 ratings — published
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The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma The Emotional Wound Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Psychological Trauma (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.69 — 1,280 ratings — published 2017
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The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places The Rural Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Personal and Natural Places (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.67 — 658 ratings — published 2016
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The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces The Urban Setting Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to City Spaces (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.63 — 619 ratings — published
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition, Kindle Edition Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus, Second Edition, Kindle Edition (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.32 — 183 ratings — published 1976
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Roget's II: The New Thesaurus Roget's II: The New Thesaurus (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.87 — 89 ratings — published 1980
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Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary Langenscheidt's German-English English-German Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 100 ratings — published 1971
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Emotion Amplifiers Emotion Amplifiers (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.40 — 1,348 ratings — published
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The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1 The Conflict Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Obstacles, Adversaries, and Inner Struggles Volume 1 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.70 — 373 ratings — published
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The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers The Occupation Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Jobs, Vocations, and Careers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.61 — 296 ratings — published
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Character Reactions from Head to Toe (Indie Author Resources, #1) Character Reactions from Head to Toe (Indie Author Resources, #1)
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avg rating 4.03 — 538 ratings — published
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Stegothesaurus Stegothesaurus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 729 ratings — published 2018
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The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.24 — 685 ratings — published 2008
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Random House Roget's Thesaurus Random House Roget's Thesaurus (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 35 ratings — published 1984
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus (21st Century Reference) Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus (21st Century Reference)
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avg rating 4.44 — 155 ratings — published 1992
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Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 614 ratings — published 1852
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The Know-It-All The Know-It-All (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.76 — 29,828 ratings — published 2004
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Romance Trope Thesaurus : Let's Talk About Writing Romance, Relationships and Tropes Romance Trope Thesaurus : Let's Talk About Writing Romance, Relationships and Tropes (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.83 — 12 ratings — published
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Character Traits from A to Z (Indie Author Resources, #4) Character Traits from A to Z (Indie Author Resources, #4)
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avg rating 4.20 — 44 ratings — published
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Helpful Adjectives for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Recource, #3) Helpful Adjectives for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Recource, #3)
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avg rating 4.23 — 230 ratings — published
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The Trope Thesaurus : An Author Resource Guide The Trope Thesaurus : An Author Resource Guide (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.18 — 321 ratings — published
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Horror Trope Thesaurus Horror Trope Thesaurus (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.64 — 11 ratings — published
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The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility The Emotion Amplifier Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Stress and Volatility (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.81 — 80 ratings — published 2014
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Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Resources, #2) Strong Verbs for Fiction Writers (Indie Author Resources, #2)
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avg rating 4.15 — 388 ratings — published
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Der Duden in 12 Bänden, Band 8: Die sinn- und sachverwandten Wörter Der Duden in 12 Bänden, Band 8: Die sinn- und sachverwandten Wörter (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.64 — 25 ratings — published 1997
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Thesaurus of Alternatives to Worn-Out Words and Phrases Thesaurus of Alternatives to Worn-Out Words and Phrases (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 4 ratings — published 1994
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Pocket Thesaurus Pocket Thesaurus (Vinyl Bound)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 1974
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Grand dictionnaire des synonymes et contraires (French Edition) Grand dictionnaire des synonymes et contraires (French Edition)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 1992
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Dictionary of Classical Mythology Dictionary of Classical Mythology (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.19 — 31 ratings — published 2014
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 49,311 ratings — published 2024
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The New Oxford American Dictionary The New Oxford American Dictionary (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.90 — 9,123 ratings — published 1962
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The Original Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases The Original Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases (Hard Cover)
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avg rating 4.90 — 10 ratings — published 1852
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Bound (Savage Magic Book 1) Bound (Savage Magic Book 1)
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avg rating 3.82 — 60 ratings — published
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Tharoorosaurus Tharoorosaurus (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.24 — 269 ratings — published
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"Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth "Slowly, Slowly, Slowly," said the Sloth (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as thesaurus)
avg rating 3.97 — 3,531 ratings — published 2002
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The Describer's Dictionary by David GrambsChildren's Writer's Word Book by Alijandra MogilnerThe Ten Steps to Journaling by A.C. ZitoThe Desperate Author's Guide To Selling More Books  by Agnes MakόczyHow to Write Funny Characters by Scott Dikkers
Writers Thesaurus List
19 books — 9 voters
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by Merriam-WebsterHope in the Valley by Penelope BourdillonThe Oxford English Dictionary by John Andrew SimpsonOxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary by A.S. HornbyEats, Shoots & Leaves by Lynne Truss
Dictionaries
388 books — 66 voters

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“The man is not wholly evil – he has a Thesaurus in his cabin.” (Captain Hook as described by J. M. Barrie in Peter Pan)”
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