Dictionary of English Synonyms and Antonyms, The Penguin: Revised Edition (Reference)

total waste of money, i'm donating it to charity

This dictionary does exactly what it says: it gives plenty of synonyms for English words, suggesting when they are informal in usage. Where it is less strong is on antonyms, usually offering one at the most. In this it is less thorough than ths slightly larger Oxford version which also has useful alphabetical marks down the side to make finding a word easier. The Penguin gives, for example, under "tight" fourteen synonyms for the usual sense and its opposite "loose", six for miserly with money and the opposite "generous", four more for the sense of sealed but no antonyms and five for the informal use meaning drunk with the opposite "sober". My guess is that most people want synonyms but, if that is not your case, I'd go for the Oxford.

I bought this to help my kid with the 11 plus prep, its always good to have a hard copy where your kid has to search and find words as comparted to all the online options..It has helped my kid.

Good quality item. Exactly as described with enough options for primary school needs not if you are writing a book. Recommended as it is to show my child how to use books like that and her dad likes old fashioned ways.

This is a great family resource. I bought this book to help with my poetry writing but my wife took possession of it to write her dissertation! The boys also find it very useful (one writes short stories, the other writes poetry). To avoid conflict over this very useful resource, I ordered for another copy.I recommend this book to anyone who does any kind of writing! And that's practically everyone!

Useful and easy to use reference, good for quick referrals but you still need a thesaurus in your life. Yes you do. I live alone and often feel the need to argue with myself so this book is indispensable to me. Although sometimes it's dispensable. (You see, you do need a Thesaurus)