mamato3 all-boy boys Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 My oldest received the Simon ans Schuster Thesaurus for Children (non-Kindle edition) a few years ago. Perhaps it would've been more helpful when he was in 1st or 2nd grade (it is too simplified for our needs), but now as a 5th grader, it isn't that helpful. I still have my paperback, yellow covered Merriam Webster Thesaurus from probably college, which is sufficing OK, but I'm wondering if anyone has run into a better resource that I can put on my shelf. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I picked up the American Heritage Student Thesaurus at the same time I bought their Student Dictionary, and it seems to be decent so far. The thesauri I had before that were utterly worthless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 How about the synonym finder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plimsoll Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 We use the standard: Roget's Thesaurus. You can usually pick up a nice hardcover version on remainder at Barnes & Nobles for less than $10.00. When you look up a word, you get a few synonyms for each meaning of the word, and then get referred to a larger category to find more synonyms for the particular meaning you want. With very little practice, this becomes an easy way to operate. We also use Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Synonyms - this is a thesaurus supplement. Often Roget's will yield a list of synonyms that each have slightly different meanings, implications, and usages. The Merriam-Webster book clarifies the subtle differences between the various synonyms and explains their individual usages clearly, along with examples. Many others on the boards have recommended electronic thesauri from Franklin. If you search on "Franklin", you should be able to find some reviews/opinions on these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melinda TX Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 I have to second The Synonym Finder. That is what I recommend for all my writing students. Thorough, easy to read, easy to use. I first bought the paperback version, and then liked it so well - I repurchased in the hardback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 How about the synonym finder? A third vote for this! Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithfamily5 Posted October 12, 2009 Share Posted October 12, 2009 How about the synonym finder? We bought the Synonym Finder on Amazon. It wasn't much. It's HUGE. A GREAT resource. WriteShop recommends it. We highly recommend it. We got rid of all the other ones we had in the house (we got tired of not finding the words we were looking for!) HTH, Patty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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