Is one of them in particular standing out? Maybe the word’s meaning is slightly off? Is there a nuance there that you don’t like? Maybe the meaning is fine but the word itself breaks the sentence flow. How to Use a Thesaurusīack to that pesky sentence that doesn’t sound correct. It’s like a dictionary, and alphabetical, but it’s all about synonyms and antonyms, too.
If Roget had published his work in the 21st century, it might have been titled, “ Roget’s Book of Synonyms to Help Writers Write Better.” That title would help clue you in to the purpose of a thesaurus. It was called a “ Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases Classified so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and to Assist in Literary Composition.” That’s a lot of words.
But in 1852 it took on another meaning when Peter Mark Roget published a pet project, almost 50 years in the making. Originally the word meant a storehouse, or a treasury.
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