New Oxford Thesaurus of English

The World’s Most Trusted Dictionaries.

Offering comprehensive and authoritative coverage of current English, the New Oxford Thesaurus of English is an ideal reference tool for use at home, school, and the office. Containing over 600,000 alternative and opposite words, this program will enrich your creative writing, essays, or letters, or simply your enjoyment of the English language.

Features:

• Instant access from Internet Explorer® or your Windows® application. Simply double-click a word on your Web page or in your chosen Windows® application such as Word or Excel or even Outlook, and the various alternative words are instantly displayed in a pop-up window. A keyword helps you pinpoint the right group, and the closest and most useful alternatives are given first.
• Useful Replace function. Writing a letter or essay and can’t think of the right word? Type in a similar word, double-click on it, select the appropriate alternative from the entry, and then use the Replace function to swap it straight over into your work.
• From fossils to phobias, and actors to amphibians – over 450 lists provide information on a vast range of subjects.
• Compel or coerce, inherent or intrinsic? Over 150 notes help you make the right choice between easily confused words.
• No fuss and no waiting. The New Oxford Thesaurus of English automatically installs on your hard drive and runs in the background – ready for whenever you need it.
• Can be easily integrated with the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, the Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary, the Concise Oxford-Duden German Dictionary, and the Concise Oxford Spanish Dictionary.