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- 10-Dec-2010, 23:05 #1
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Wanted: a thesaurus for phrases Hello,
Does anyone know of a thesaurus for common phrases and idioms? For example, if you enter the phrase "in contrast" it would output "on the contrary". I have tried thesaurus.com, Roget's and many other places, but most phrases that I enter are not recognized. Thanks in advance.Last edited by browns87; 10-Dec-2010 at 23:07. Reason: shameful word choice
- 10-Dec-2010, 23:41 #2
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Teacher Re: Wanted: a thesaurus for phrases I see your difficulty. Perhaps a dictionary of collocations would be a good place to start?
- 11-Dec-2010, 10:21 #3
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Teacher Re: Wanted: a thesaurus for phrases Onelook's reverse dictionary may help sometimes: OneLook Reverse Dictionary
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