--- product_id: 1613505 title: "The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms" price: "KD 3.90" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/1613505-the-merriam-webster-dictionary-of-synonyms-and-antonyms store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms **Price:** KD 3.90 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms - **How much does it cost?** KD 3.90 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/1613505-the-merriam-webster-dictionary-of-synonyms-and-antonyms) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Speak and write with confidence with The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, a convenient guide that helps you use the right word in the right place. This useful reference goes beyond a thesaurus, explaining the subtle shades of meaning that differentiate synonyms. Features over 4,800 entries with synonyms, example phrases, and a list of antonyms at most entries. An alphabetical arrangement of terms makes it easy to find the right word. Review: This is exactly what most people need instead of a thesaurus - If you’re wondering why not just use a thesaurus, check out the sample pages in the images. This is more of a synonym usage guide with a more limited set of more frequently used words. It also seems to be more slanted toward descriptive adjectives. So you look up one word, and only get maybe 4-5 synonyms (plus a reference to the antonym entry) but unlike a thesaurus (and similar to a usage guide) you get quite a bit of information explaining the fine distinctions between synonyms. This means that it is especially useful for non-native speakers and kids at a middle school or better reading level who are trying to improve their written vocabulary. It’s also useful for story writers looking for ideas of words to use, but the extended usage explanations are increasingly more useful as the number of words someone is familiar with decreases. The more words someone has extensive familiarity with, the less advantage it has over a standard thesaurus. It seems a bit skewed toward more general prose, but could still be useful for business writing (it just lacks business and technical language). I mostly got it for my somewhat advanced middle school level kid, and for her it is great, but most adults would probably find it useful if they’re trying to write but aren’t hardened professional writers. Review: Ideal for Intermediate Language Learners - I teach at a language school in Fort Lauderdale. Dozxens of students each month ask me, "How can I improve my English?" I tell them, "Get a dictionary with synonyms and opposites." The Webster S and A is the best I've found -- and portable, too. It is vital for language learners to have something interesting to pull them forward. We tend to learn by what we are interested in and in what the opposite is. "That movie was ________" (interesting, great, fantastic...not boring, not slow, not hard to understand.) We tend to think in similars and opposites, so why not use a book that is designed to give you shades of meaning as well as the opposites? I highly recommend this book and I encourage students to pick it up. What is very good in this book? There is an example sentence to show the meaning, such as: weak, feeble frail weak is broad, like a weak muscle, a week excuse, foundation. feeble usually shows ineffectiveness or smoethign we should pity: a feeble old man, feeble joke. frail suggests an inherited weakness, that something is weak in the structure: her frail body, a frail conscience. You see what a valuable tool this is? I urge you to recommend this book to your learners of English, even if they are native speakers. ## Features - The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms - English - First Edition - Paperback - gelatine plate paper ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #67,719 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #20 in Thesauruses (Books) #26 in English Dictionaries & Thesauruses #96 in Dictionaries (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,361 Reviews | ## Images ![The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71boeSWcXhL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is exactly what most people need instead of a thesaurus *by O***N on October 14, 2024* If you’re wondering why not just use a thesaurus, check out the sample pages in the images. This is more of a synonym usage guide with a more limited set of more frequently used words. It also seems to be more slanted toward descriptive adjectives. So you look up one word, and only get maybe 4-5 synonyms (plus a reference to the antonym entry) but unlike a thesaurus (and similar to a usage guide) you get quite a bit of information explaining the fine distinctions between synonyms. This means that it is especially useful for non-native speakers and kids at a middle school or better reading level who are trying to improve their written vocabulary. It’s also useful for story writers looking for ideas of words to use, but the extended usage explanations are increasingly more useful as the number of words someone is familiar with decreases. The more words someone has extensive familiarity with, the less advantage it has over a standard thesaurus. It seems a bit skewed toward more general prose, but could still be useful for business writing (it just lacks business and technical language). I mostly got it for my somewhat advanced middle school level kid, and for her it is great, but most adults would probably find it useful if they’re trying to write but aren’t hardened professional writers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ideal for Intermediate Language Learners *by G***R on December 15, 1999* I teach at a language school in Fort Lauderdale. Dozxens of students each month ask me, "How can I improve my English?" I tell them, "Get a dictionary with synonyms and opposites." The Webster S and A is the best I've found -- and portable, too. It is vital for language learners to have something interesting to pull them forward. We tend to learn by what we are interested in and in what the opposite is. "That movie was ________" (interesting, great, fantastic...not boring, not slow, not hard to understand.) We tend to think in similars and opposites, so why not use a book that is designed to give you shades of meaning as well as the opposites? I highly recommend this book and I encourage students to pick it up. What is very good in this book? There is an example sentence to show the meaning, such as: weak, feeble frail weak is broad, like a weak muscle, a week excuse, foundation. feeble usually shows ineffectiveness or smoethign we should pity: a feeble old man, feeble joke. frail suggests an inherited weakness, that something is weak in the structure: her frail body, a frail conscience. You see what a valuable tool this is? I urge you to recommend this book to your learners of English, even if they are native speakers. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worth Every Dollar. *by T***Y on January 28, 2026* Gives you the word, and meaning with examples on how to use the word. Exactly what I needed to help me write songs better!! 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