Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

"Authoritative, accessible, and completely up to date, The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to build their vocabulary and improve their writing skills. Over 140,000 alternative and opposite words are given with the closest, most frequently used synonyms listed first; in addition, thousands of real-life examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus enable the reader to pinpoint the relevant word quickly and easily. Also included is a useful center section designed to improve your knowledge of the language, consisting of: a commonly confused words supplement that explains the crucial differences between similar words that are often mixed up; and a Wordfinder section that offers a selection of thematiclists - from chemical elements and clothing to phobias and flowers."--

List of contents

• The Oxford Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms


• Commonly confused words


• Wordfinder

Summary

An essential point of reference for anyone wanting to widen their vocabulary, this dictionary offers more than 140,000 alternative and opposite words as well as thousands of real examples of usage from the Oxford English Corpus to help you find the word you need quickly and easily.

Product details

• Authors: Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford Languages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2014
• EAN: 9780198705185
• ISBN: 978-0-19-870518-5
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Oxford Paperback Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Paperback Reference
• Subjects: Education and learning; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Englisch : Wörterbücher: einsprachig, Synonym : Lexikon, Nachschlagewerk, REFERENCE / Thesauri, Thesauri / conceptual dictionaries