The Oxford minireference thesaurus

A new edition of this best-selling thesaurus from Oxford has 150,000 synonyms and antonyms, which are organized with those closest in meaning to the headword placed first in the entry. This is a major departure from the A-Z organization of entries in the current edition, and now brings thiscloser into line with Oxford's larger thesauruses. There is clear and comprehensive cross-referencing to both relevant alternative and opposite words, which improves the accessibility of the text. There are an increased number of example phrases to clarify tricky or unusual words. In the appendixthere is a new 16-page Word Builder which consists of thematic noun lists, such as architectural styles, parts of the body, and collective terms for animals. This will help the user widen their vocabulary. The improved design opens up the text to make it far more accessible than the previousedition.