Using the thesaurus

You can use the thesaurus to refine your writing style. The thesaurus lets you look up options such as synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

You can replace a word with the thesaurus. When you look up a word, the thesaurus provides a short definition and a list of the lookup options selected. The thesaurus also maintains a history list of the words that you have looked up. Each time you start the thesaurus, it begins a new history list. For information about which languages support which look up options, see “Languages and supported lookup options.”

The thesaurus automatically replaces a word with a suggested word, but you can also use the thesaurus to insert words.

To replace a word

Select a word.

Click Tools

Thesaurus.

Click Look up.

In the list of categories, double-click a definition and click a word.

Click Replace.

You can also
Look up words suggested by the thesaurus	View definitions in the pane to the right of the suggested words.
Look up any word	Type a word in the list box at the top of the Thesaurus page. Click Look up.
Look up recently checked words	Chooses a word from the list box at the top of the Thesaurus page.

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In some instances, the thesaurus prompts you to select the correct form of the word you want to insert. This happens when you want to replace a word that is the same in the present or past tense (such as “read”) or a word that can be used as multiple parts of speech (for example, “wonder” which can be used as either a noun or a verb).

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Click the left and right arrows to scroll through word lists.

To insert a word

Click Tools

Thesaurus.

Type a word in the list box at the top of the Thesaurus page.

Click Look up.

In the document, click where you want to insert the word.

In the list of definitions, double-click a definition and click a word.

Click Insert.

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