Macquarie Essential Thesaurus

Synopsis

In its compact, easy-to-use format, the Macquarie Essential Thesaurus offers valuable assistance when you are lost for words. With over 200 000 synonyms on offer, you're sure to find the exact term you are seeking. The words appear in paragraphs, under key words or concepts. An extensive index directs you quickly to the paragraph relevant to your search. Based on the esteemed Macquarie Dictionary, this thesaurus contains the full range of the vocabulary of Australian English, from scientific terms right through to the most colourfully colloquial. You will be able to find just the right word, whatever kind of writing you are engaged in - a business letter, a speech, or an email to an old friend. It contains a wide range of words, both general and technical, as well as many phrases and colloquialisms. Up-to-the-minute terms such as cybercrime, infotainment, sound bite, living will and street kid are there, as are words of a more technical nature such as capsulitis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and graphical user interface. Colloquialisms such as blokey, big girl's blouse, snail mail and party animal, are well covered.