Ever had a moment when you were writing something, and you were trying to think up of a word with the same meaning to a word you did not want to repeat over and over?
I know I did and still do when I write. Especially for those who have English as their 2nd or even 3rd language. At times, a piece of writing or even fanfiction can sound very dry with the exact words being repeatedly written that one might think that the writer could expand their vocab somehow.
So what's the tool to solve this problem?
A Thesaurus.
Whether it's a conventional or digital one, all writers should have a thesaurus within them. And in some cases, people prefer to have both a dictionary and thesaurus and even some prefer to have reference to how the words work in a sentence too.
Confused?
Don't worry, I have a couple of Links that can help you out expand your vocab...
Thesaurus Sites:
=> Spelling It Right - Ways to Increase Your Vocab
My Comments: An Easy step by step page site on how to increase your vocab.
=> Thesaurus.com
My Comments: Don't know a synonym for a word and how it may fit to a particular sentence? Then this is your site! This site is recommend for anyone as it has a Reference section, Thesaurus Section, Flashcards, Quotes, and Dictionary ALL IN ONE! You won't have any problems in knowing what a words means if you have this site on bookmark!
=> The Visual Thesaurus
My Comments: Are you better at learning through visuals? Go to this site if you like word mapping or brainstorming!
= > Yahoo Thesaurus
My Comments: If you're a yahoo user, this is the easiest access thesaurus you can get! Since it's in the education part of the site, you can also look at the Spanish dictionary if you're interested.
=> Cambridge Dictionaries Online
My Comments: Want to go official? This online search engine if directly from the Cambridge Dictionaries (thesaurus, Learner's, Advanced, Phrasal Verbs).
= > Wordsmyth - The Premier Dictionary - Thesaurus
My Comments: This is a really creative site as it has tons of tools from crossword and anagram solver, quizz makers to sentence examples when you're searching for a certain word but you're not sure on how to use it. It's a good place to test those difficult words you might want to check how they are used before you write it in your fic.
Hope these links prove useful for you. ;)
~Frenzi99
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