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3.3: Using the Thesaurus

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    Learning Objectives

    • How to use the thesaurus to improve a docoument.

    What is a Thesaurus: A thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning (containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms), in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations.

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    Here are the first basic steps on how to use the thesaurus.

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    Here its explaining on when you have a paragraph written instead of typing the word in the search bar, you can just click on the word you want to change.


    This page titled 3.3: Using the Thesaurus is shared under a CC BY license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Kenneth Leroy Busbee (OpenStax CNX) .

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