Dictionary & Thesaurus References

Below, you will find a variety of different dictionary and thesaurus resources. These are compiled of the best ones found on the internet today. All of the below references will take you away from Inspired Author. If you wish to remain, please open the link in a new window.

This is a growing list. There will be more links added on a weekly to bi-weekly basis. If you find any broken links or problems, please email me .

Site:Dictionary.com
Description: A full dictionary presented by the Lexico Publishing Group.

Site:Thesaurus.com
Description: A full thesaurus presented by the Lexico Publishing Group.

Site:Your Dictionary
Description: An online dictionary. NOTE: This source will not suggest corrections to misspellings, but it will allow you to perform incomplete searches for words with particial spellings.

Site:OneLook Dictionary Search
Description: This dictionary contains over 7 million words gathered from 1001 different dictionary indexes.

Site:Merriam-Webster Online
Description: One of the world's most well-known dictionaries -- online! This site contains the vast majority of all definitions found in their print edition dictionaries.

Site:The Great American Heritage Dictionary, Fourth Edition
Description: Entries for the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, only from the Fourth Edition from 2000. Beware of popups, as they are plentiful here.

Site:The Oxford English Dictionary
Description: This is all about the Oxford English Dictionary. It does not contain a readily accessible list of definitions. However, you may access definitions if you subscribe to the online edition of the dictionary.

Site:The Visual Thesaurus
Description: For those who need visual assistance with the English language, this subscription-only tool is perhaps one of the most interesting to be found. By providing a web of how words connect to one another, subscribers can see the relation of terms. You can make use of a trial of the software, although it only allows you very few searches before it wants you to pay for it. Despite that, it is well worth checking out, whether or not you want to pay for it.

Site:Wordsmyth
Description: This site presents a dictionary/thesaurus combination. It allows you to try various searches for words in the English language, including the ability to search for slang and return the word the slang is based off of. This tool is exceptionally useful for those attempting to improve the quality of their written English.

Site:The Free Online Dictionary
Description: This online dictionary provides many definitions, as well as a full thesaurus. However, on top of this, the Free online dictionary also presents an encyclopaedia.

Site:AlphaDictionary
Description: Uses One Look Dictionary Search.