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Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com app for iPhone and iPad


4.6 ( 496 ratings )
Reference Education
Developer: Dictionary.com, LLC
2.99 USD
Current version: 1.1, last update: 7 years ago
First release : 11 Mar 2013
App size: 93.85 Mb

Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com revolutionizes the thesaurus for the first time in 160 years. We’ve added modern content and synonyms for new words such as epiphany & stakeholder, plus 30,000 more new entries. WORKS OFFLINE.

Save time with proprietary features: Sort synonyms with filters such as Relevance, Complexity, Length and more. Create personalized lists of your favorite synonyms. Quickly refine any style of writing & find the perfect words.

TIP: Student? Find the perfect word and synonyms fast with our “best match” feature. Writer? Refine and sort your synonyms by Length, Complexity, Relevance and more. Poet or songwriter? Rhymes & Syllables is only available here and will help any lyricist.

Features:

* The only advanced English thesaurus with modern content, with over 550,000 new and modern synonyms, antonyms and definitions from Thesaurus.com and Dictionary.com
* Refine & sort your synonyms & antonyms across 4 different filters
* Get recommendations for the “best match” words with Relevance feature
* Find a more difficult or simpler synonym with our Complexity dial
* Shorten or lengthen your synonyms with our Length feature
* Save personalized shortlists of all your favorite synonyms
* Offline access-no Internet connection needed for most content
* Audio pronunciation
* Learn new words in context with Word Origin & History
* Improve your writing with Examples & Tips (available via in-app purchase)
* Rhyme and sort by exact syllable count with Rhymes & Syllables (available via in-app purchase)

Pros and cons of Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com app for iPhone and iPad

Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com app good for

Hate it when I get a new app and the first real use it doesnt work. I needed a big word from "nuclear proportions" but app doesnt even recognize nuclear as the common use meaning huge. Also, the keyboard need some clicks to appear, not instant.
Easy layout and I like that it asks you which version you want instead of just giving you more words you dont want. The best part as a lyricist is no longer having to keep two apps and switching back and forth. (Rhyme zone and thesaurus) they have it built in with the upgrade and it was sooooo worth the 2$
Glide around with ease with this thesaurus. User-friendly, intuitive, and swift. Straightforward, easy to follow and figure out the interface. The layout and colors dont interfere with your search and theres nothing cutesy or complicated to impede your progress. Nicely done.
I am thrilled with this Dictionary app because in my mobile life my writing will not be boring!!!
"Thesaurus" (original name!) goes beyond the conventional book-derived presentation of a list of words, to harness the power of the computer to help your search. For example, the Sort and Refine tools enable you to specify the desired words complexity, length, even the number of syllables. (Ideal for poets — Dylan Thomas used a thesaurus.) If the word youre looking for exists, this tool gives you your best shot at finding it. Highly recommended by a guy who makes his living with words.
I feel like I would literally die if I didnt have this app to reference, and look up any random word that pops into my head. Im constantly using it for everything and anything and nothing all at the same time.

Some bad moments

What tipped me to buy this product was the following description in the product overview: "Poet or songwriter? Rhymes & Syllables is only available here and will help any lyricist." But its actually an in-app purchase. This is dishonest marketing. I contacted customer service about this, and got no response.
Does provide useful information and seems to have much inbuilt offline information. The interface is quite clunky, uses space on the ipad very poorly and not intuitive and I dont like the orange. Too much space between lines on ipad, not bad on iphone but could be a little closer to get more on the page and reduce frequent scrolling. Seems as though designed by a completely different person from their dictionary app, which is excellent, and is much much better. Also it is not possible to switch off the sounds. I dont need to be sitting in a meeting looking up something with sound effects. I have purchased the in-app add ons for ipad and strongly object having to purchase these twice, once for iphone and also for ipad. The app works and downloads on both! One purchase should work on both devices!!! The advertising is misleading and does not mention that there is an inapp purchase required for examples and tips ect. Seems like a little too much greed and obfuscation here.
Not much worth to this app. It offers what is freely available elsewhere. The upgrade usage example package is very limited. A good example why developers and Apple should offer time limited trials.
Okay, Im an undergraduate at Brown University and this app has been a life saver for me. This may sound a little sycophantic but it is literally the best thesaurus I have ever used. Completely worth buying this app. Trust me. My papers have become so much better as a result of this thesaurus.
Why is it when u press the back arrow, u go to the previous searches word instead of the previous screen? Why would I want to go back to the previous word? Ive already searched for a new word and am working with it, trying to find the right synonym. I need to go back to the list of words pertaining to the current word search, not back to the previous word search!
Please stop prompting me to rate you 5 stars. Ive paid for your app. Im not your pimp.

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