online thesaurus

[ on-lahyn thi-sawr-uhs, awn-lahyn ]

/ ˈɒnˌlaɪn θɪˈsɔr əs, ˈɔnˌlaɪn /

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noun, plural on·line the·sau·rus·es, on·line the·sau·ri [thi-sawr-ahy]. /θɪˈsɔr aɪ/.

an internet-accessed thesaurus or dictionary of words with the same or nearly the same meanings (synonyms ), and their opposites (antonyms ), such as Thesaurus.com. An online thesaurus provides immediate electronic access to lists of alternate terms for the queried word, covering its various shades of meaning: This online thesaurus showed me that “smart,” as an adjective, not only means intelligent, but also stylish, or lively, and gave long lists of other words for each meaning.

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Origin of online thesaurus

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby online thesaurus

on-limits, online, online catalog, online dictionary, onliner, online thesaurus, onload, onlooker, onlooking, only, only-begotten