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Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Top Alternatives to Merriam

Dictionary.com: English Words#1

Dictionary.com: English Words by Curiosity Media

Dictionary, Thesaurus, Vocab
Editor's Choice
🔍 Reference
4.8😐(328K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Access over 2 million trusted definitions and synonyms for English words. Enhance your vocabulary with daily new words, example sentences, and audio pronunciations. This app provides grammar tips and editorial content to deepen your understanding of the English language.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Robust dictionary and thesaurus
  • 🤓 Helpful resources like blogs and articles
  • 💡 Useful word games and puzzles
  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🤩 Great for expanding vocabulary

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent search results and missing definitions
  • 💸 Aggressive ads even after paid upgrades
  • 🤯 Frequent crashes and performance issues
  • 🤔 Confusing layout changes and UI issues
  • 🤷‍♀️ Paid features not always working as expected
Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus#2

Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus by MobiSystems, Inc.

Etymology & Offline Vocabulary
Strong Contender
🔍 Reference
4.6😐(29K ratings)
FreeIn-App Purchases
#73in Reference
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Access a vast collection of dictionaries and thesauruses with definitions, pronunciations, and etymology. Features include offline access, advanced search options, and personalized word lists. Ideal for students, professionals, and word enthusiasts.

What We Love

  • 👍 Reliable and simple to use
  • 👍 Comprehensive and best for all English, especially rare and aged language
  • 👍 Very useful for learning new words
  • 👍 Excellent reference app
  • 👍 Helps with homework or even if you forgot how to spell write or don't know the meaning of a word
  • 👍 Excellent dictionary that has everything you'll ever need
  • 👍 Offline access is very helpful
  • 👍 Detailed definitions including word origins

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Glitchy, way too many ads
  • 🔒 Annoying popup ads makes it unusable
  • 🔒 Ads stuck in, despite payment
  • 🐛 Never connect the server
  • 🐛 Stopped working
  • 🔒 Annoying popup ads
  • 🐛 Definitions disappear before reading is complete
  • 🔒 Intrusive and persistent ads even in paid version
  • 🔒 Subscription pricing is too high
Power Thesaurus#3

Power Thesaurus by Radyushin Pty Ltd

Comprehensive. Fast. Reliable.
Worth Considering
🔍 Reference
4.8😊(3K ratings)
FreeAdsIn-App Purchases
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Find accurate synonyms, antonyms, definitions, and related words with this comprehensive and fast thesaurus. Designed for writers, students, and professionals, it offers intuitive navigation and smart filters to help you express ideas clearly and confidently.

What We Love

  • ⭐ Invaluable tool for everyone
  • 🚀 Must have
  • ⭐ Superior
  • ⭐ Synonyms
  • ⭐ Indispensable
  • ⭐ Excellent
  • ⭐ Comprehensive
  • ⭐ Powerful
  • ⭐ Vocabulary Growth
  • ⭐ Adore Learning Words
  • ⭐ Great Alternative Resource
  • ⭐ Stimulates Creativity
  • ⭐ Helpful Thesaurus
  • ⭐ Excellent tool for writers
  • ⭐ Incroyable
  • ⭐ Wonderful!
  • ⭐ Absolutely brilliant
  • ⭐ An indispensible writing tool
  • ⭐ AMAZING APP
  • ⭐ Fantastic
  • ⭐ Truly Amazed!
  • ⭐ Absolutely indispensable
  • ⭐ INVALUABLE!
  • ⭐ Truly, a powerful thesaurus.
  • ⭐ Wonderful App for University Papers!!
  • ⭐ An Absolute Great App
  • ⭐ amaaazing app
  • ⭐ Absolutely brilliant
  • ⭐ AMAZING APP

Room to Improve

  • 🔌 Could be better
  • 🐛 Crashes
  • 🐛 Crashes the second you tried to open it
  • 🐛 New updates cause crashes
  • 🐛 Crashes and won't open
  • 🐛 Crashes on open
  • 🔍 Font size
  • 🔍 Menu bar shortcut
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