FAQ: Where can I find a thesaurus?

We have several thesauri available in eBook format, in print, and online.

General Thesauri

• Cambridge Thesaurus of American English This link opens in a new window (electronic resource)
• American Heritage Roget's Thesaurus This link opens in a new window (electronic resource)
• Bloomsbury Thesaurus This link opens in a new window (electronic resource)
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus This link opens in a new window (library use only)
• Roget’s II: the New Thesaurus This link opens in a new window (library use only)

Subject-Specific Thesauri

• Thesaurus of Medical Root Words This link opens in a new window (electronic resource)
• Thesaurus of International Trade Terms This link opens in a new window (library use only)
• Clinician’s Thesaurus: the Guidebook for Writing Psychological Reports This link opens in a new window (library use only)

Online Thesauri

• Merriam-Webster This link opens in a new window (online)
• TheFreeDictionary-Thesaurus This link opens in a new window (online)
• Visuwords Graphical Dictionary This link opens in a new window(online)
• VisualThesaurus This link opens in a new window (online)
• Thesaurus.com This link opens in a new window (online)

The library subscribes to the Oxford English Dictionary This link opens in a new window, available via the A - Z Database List. The Oxford English Dictionary has a Historical Thesaurus feature that you can access by clicking on the “Thesaurus” link to the right of each definition in a dictionary entry.

You can find a print thesaurus in the library by searching the Library Book Search.