Roget's international thesaurus

by Peter Mark Roget

Other authorsRobert L. Chapman
Paper Book, 1977

Description

Provides more than 325,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words in more than a thousand different categories.

Status

Available

Call number

423/.1

Publication

Crowell : London : New York ; Harper & Row, 1977

User reviews

LibraryThing member StarofSophia
Roget's categorically organized thesaurus is SO much better than any of the alphabetical ones! Words are organized by what they mean, rather than where they fall in the English language. When I was trying to decide which version to buy, I compared entries in the various versions, and, although the
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newer editions DO have more words, they have also removed quite a few of the more archaic words. I have a fair modern vocabulary, and so this older edition is much more valuable to me than the modern ones.
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LibraryThing member wordherder
This is my absolute favorite edition of Roget's thesaurus. It has a beautiful classification of everything tied to synonyms. Roget was a brilliant man.
LibraryThing member stults
The absolute best thesaurus published. Rather than an alphabetical listing of synonyms, it is a classic thesaurus arranged by concept. A must-have!
LibraryThing member JFBallenger
For sheer pleasure of meandering through the tangled wood of word meanings, no online resource matches this reliable guide.
LibraryThing member BucksLRC1
The absolutely indispensable Roget's thesaurus. For those who believe that MS Word's thesaurus is "good enough," consider this: Roget's may give you synonyms and antonyms, but the layout of the book lends itself quite handily to similar words that may better fit your needs.
LibraryThing member Heather19
Simply the best thesaurus I have ever used. So many more options then most, and the indexed format makes for precise findings.
LibraryThing member dreamingtereza
I received this treasure as a gift from my brother for my twelfth birthday. I distinctly remember carrying it with me everywhere and reveling in the linguistic possibilities it opened for me. While I've acquired other thesauri over the years, this is still by far my favorite.
LibraryThing member MrJack
Roget's is the most well-know thesaurus of its kind. It is a lexicon where words are grouped by ideas. IMHO it is the best tool for writers ever invented.

This edition was first published in 1911 under title: The standard thesaurus of English words and phrases classified and arranged so as to
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facilitate the expression of ideas and assist in literary composition.
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LibraryThing member fnielsen
The good news about this thesaurus is that it got many words; the bad news that it takes two look ups.
LibraryThing member zhukora
Roget's unique categorical organization of words makes it an enduring classic. It was, perhaps, slightly more difficult to figure out how to use when I was a child than alphabetically-organized thesauri, but once I understood the system, Roget's helped engender a love of words in me that assured me
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top marks on the SAT, GRE, and the verbal sections of all other standardized tests. I actually read this thesaurus for fun!

It seems odd to be so passionate about a reference book, but the fact remains: no other thesaurus will ever be allowed in my house.
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LibraryThing member mgtree
Synonyms on steroids.

Language

Original publication date

1852
1962 (revised edition)

ISBN

0690000111 / 9780690000115
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