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Online Dictionary For Writers
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  • Lets talk about some popular and most widely
    used online dictionaries for writers available on
    the internet. These are as follows
  • 1. Grammarly- It is an online dictionary as well
    as an editing tool. It is available in both free
    or paid versions. It is an online dictionary for
    writers especially for those who mainly work
    online like bloggers, influencers etc. Grammarly
    can correct over 250 types of typos and sentence
    errors.
  • 2. Google Translate- as the name suggests it is
    an online dictionary for writers who love to
    write across different demographic regions. So,
    google translate helps the writer to translate
    words from English to the desired local language
    by the writer. This way the writer can expand its
    target audience and can do a variety of work too.
    You have to keep it open all the time when you
    need to translate a word you discovered in a
    local language. Nifty features of google
    translate helps in translating languages from any
    other app or texts, voice translation and text-in
    image translation.

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  • 3. Wordnik- in this online dictionary for writers
    every word has multiple definitions and meanings.
    These definitions and meanings are taken from
    valid sources like news reports, world wizards,
    etc. One more important thing to remember is that
    the definitions and meanings are ranked on the
    basis of accuracy and utility of the word.
  • 4. Merriam-Webster- This is one of the largest
    online dictionary communities in the US. Not only
    that it is the oldest and most widely accepted
    and trusted online dictionary for writers. It is
    highly recommended for every newbie writer who is
    planning to learn the art of writing.
  • 5. The Free Dictionary- this online dictionary
    for writers can be called as a one stop solution.
    Thats why it is one of the most widely and
    largely used online dictionaries present around
    us. It is enabled with search options like
    Wikipedia searches, synonyms, acronyms,
    languages, etc.

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The most commonly used Online Thesaurus for
writers include
  • 1. Rogets Thesaurus Of Words for writers well
    it can be called the Bible of Thesaurus. With the
    changing times and medium of writing this
    thesaurus is also updated for 21st-century use.
    The online version provides the meaning,
    pronunciation guide, definition, antonyms and
    synonyms along with a sample sentence.

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  • 2. Oxford American Writers Thesaurus this
    online thesaurus for writers is an authoritative
    guide for using vocabulary. It includes real life
    example sentences with the most carefully picked
    relevant synonyms. It also includes usage notes
    and hints for choosing between similar words. It
    comprises 300,000 synonyms and 10,000 antonyms.
    Other features include a quick guide to easily
    confused words real-world usage guidance to
    tricky sticking points of grammar and word
    choice also an excellent distinction among
    awkward synonyms.

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  • 3. The Emotion Thesaurus A writers guide to
    character expression as the name suggests if a
    writer needs guidance in shaping the emotional
    responses of the character then this thesaurus is
    a must. As it includes body language cues,
    thoughts and visceral responses for 130 emotions.
    This wide variety of words for emotions helps in
    individualising a characters reactions in an
    appropriate way. So that they feel more realistic
    when a reader reads the book thus developing the
    connection between the book and the reader. It
    helps in creating clear, sharp, fresher
    expressions of the character.

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  • 4. The thinkers Thesaurus Sophisticated
    Alternatives to common words this online
    thesaurus for writers helps in finding some out
    of the league alternative words for the common
    words used by the writers community across the
    globe. So if a writer is looking for some
    distinctive words for his story and narration
    then go ahead and explore some unusual and
    unheard words in place of contemporary words.

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