An abridged edition of the world's bestselling original thesaurus. This completely revised and updated edition contains over 230,000 words, nearly three thousand of which are newly added.
The revolutionary achievement of Dr Roget was his development of a brand new principle: the grouping of words according to ideas. If the user cannot find something in a reference book, it is often because of the restriction of searching alphabetically by 'known' headwords. Dr Roget's thesaurus reversed the access to allow the user to find a word from another word, a concept or an idea.
This ultimate reference tool – the best–selling thesaurus ever in all its editions – contains over 230,000 words and phrases, nearly 3000 of which are new to this edition, grouped into 1072 numbered categories. Within each category you'll find all the parts of speech, frequent cross–references, commonly used words singled out in boldface, and much more. If you're a writer who needs help organising a thought or mastering the nuance of expression, the International Thesaurus remains the first source to turn to.
Customer Reviews
Review Summary: Very useful, it is like the Bible of words.
Date: 2006-11-03
Details: I am a copywriter and I find this thesaurus very useful. It has a different approach to wording. The only thing is that rarely you might not be finding a word you are looking for, yet, it is creative and it works well. I would recommend this thesaurus to every writer or student preparing their projects or writing their essays.
Review Summary: Another one for the library.
Date: 2002-12-15
Details: This is another book to add to your personal library if you are the type of person who has ever had to find that special word that says it all.
Review Summary: Roget's International -- the crossword addict's best friend
Date: 2000-04-13
Details: First off I think Roget's Thesaurus is the best book ever written. I use various versions constantly.
Roget's International Thesaurus, with its index in the back for locating words, is for me as a crossword addict and professional writer the most helpful thesaurus.
The other versions have alphabetized entries like a dictionary and give you far fewer words from which to choose.
My old edition is so worn out the cover has fallen off. My only criticism is that I wish it would be printed in hardback.
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