--- product_id: 16949154 title: "The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words" price: "1852 som" currency: KGS in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.kg/products/16949154-the-thinkers-thesaurus-sophisticated-alternatives-to-common-words store_origin: KG region: Kyrgyzstan --- # The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words **Price:** 1852 som **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words - **How much does it cost?** 1852 som with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.kg](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/16949154-the-thinkers-thesaurus-sophisticated-alternatives-to-common-words) ## 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 With over twenty percent more material, a must for any lover of distinctive words. This entertaining and informative reference features sophisticated and surprising alternatives to common words together with no-fail guides to usage. Avoiding traditional thesauruses’ mundane synonym choices, Peter E. Meltzer puts each word―whether it’s protrepic, apostrophize, iracund, or emulous―in context by using examples from a broad range of contemporary books, periodicals, and newspapers. His new introduction makes the case for why we should widen our vocabulary and use the one right word. This groundbreaking thesaurus remains a unique venture, one that enriches your writing while helping you find the perfect word. Review: I Think it's a Treasure - As illustrated above, five full stars for this magnificent collection. For those of us (commonly derided as "nerds") who are enamored of and enthralled by the ineffable beauty of the English language, Meltzer's thesaurus is a rare find: entertaining, educational and provocative, it takes the likely "coffee table book" reader on small journeys which begin with words or phrases and inescapably lead to fascination and further research, most often historical in nature. Those of us possessed of a lifelong respect for the English language recognize the perfect beauty of the perfect word within its perfect context. To speak or write with exquisite precision is a joy, and here we have a new tool in furtherance of such joy. I believe we concommitantly share a growing contempt for the rapidly escalating "dumbing down" of America, as perhaps best (worst?) represented in the atrocity of what I refer to as "textese." And here we face a Gordian knot: wishing to steadfastly cling to a lifelong expanding respect, if not reverence, for the language, while rendering ourselves vulnerable to trite but phillipic labels such as "snobbish." Albeit, to thus dismiss linguistic gems is to indulge in ignoratio elenchi - doubtless it is easier and far more self comforting to the intellectually lazy to cast aspersions on the more articulate and educated than to acknowledge a relative (and likely often volitional) lack of any degree of mastery over the language. Alas, my review would be remiss absent my caveat emptor: my earlier sincere praise notwithstanding, we must be ever vigilant in recognizing that if we utilize words or phrases which we can easily predict will be entirely incomprehensible to our given "audience," then we have altogether failed to achieve the always inherent ultimate goal: TO COMMUNICATE. In summary, please treat yourself to this fascinating volume, but do choose your audience wisely! To Paul E. Meltzer - CHEERS! N.B. I am disinclined to open this topic here, but I promise sometime in a future review readers will be "treated" to my "rant" as regards the seemingly sole use of the internet by students who are conducting research. Apparently for those born in the age of home PCs, the possibilities contained in reference books are wholly ignored; rather, methinks they simply enter a given subject in the inquiry box, and proceed to cut and paste together information captured in the top "hits." Hence, reference books are no longer vital property for students. . . the Wizard of Internet does all the work, and low and behold a paper is written, e.g. compiled. The LACK OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS among today's youth is cause for pause and deep regret, if not fear. One doubts, indeed, whether today's students even know how to develop a "thesis" and defend it. Sad to think today's college students have never travelled "the stacks" and likely could not explain the Dewey Decimal System. It begs the question: is technology truly progress? Your opinions are welcome. . . Review: so good I have two - This book is so good my son took it to college and I had to buy another copy. Who would have thought a book could expand your vocab and not in a way that makes you look pretentious? It is frabjous (wonderful)and a prime exemplum of what a thesaurus should look like. It gives the word an alternative word and the way to use it in a sentance. Since I have already purchased the book twice I suppose that should tell you how much I degustibus this book over others! ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,238,547 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #123 in Thesauruses (Books) #1,706 in Reference (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.2 out of 5 stars 302 Reviews | ## Images ![The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61bXsaVYb+L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I Think it's a Treasure *by D***A on October 26, 2012* As illustrated above, five full stars for this magnificent collection. For those of us (commonly derided as "nerds") who are enamored of and enthralled by the ineffable beauty of the English language, Meltzer's thesaurus is a rare find: entertaining, educational and provocative, it takes the likely "coffee table book" reader on small journeys which begin with words or phrases and inescapably lead to fascination and further research, most often historical in nature. Those of us possessed of a lifelong respect for the English language recognize the perfect beauty of the perfect word within its perfect context. To speak or write with exquisite precision is a joy, and here we have a new tool in furtherance of such joy. I believe we concommitantly share a growing contempt for the rapidly escalating "dumbing down" of America, as perhaps best (worst?) represented in the atrocity of what I refer to as "textese." And here we face a Gordian knot: wishing to steadfastly cling to a lifelong expanding respect, if not reverence, for the language, while rendering ourselves vulnerable to trite but phillipic labels such as "snobbish." Albeit, to thus dismiss linguistic gems is to indulge in ignoratio elenchi - doubtless it is easier and far more self comforting to the intellectually lazy to cast aspersions on the more articulate and educated than to acknowledge a relative (and likely often volitional) lack of any degree of mastery over the language. Alas, my review would be remiss absent my caveat emptor: my earlier sincere praise notwithstanding, we must be ever vigilant in recognizing that if we utilize words or phrases which we can easily predict will be entirely incomprehensible to our given "audience," then we have altogether failed to achieve the always inherent ultimate goal: TO COMMUNICATE. In summary, please treat yourself to this fascinating volume, but do choose your audience wisely! To Paul E. Meltzer - CHEERS! N.B. I am disinclined to open this topic here, but I promise sometime in a future review readers will be "treated" to my "rant" as regards the seemingly sole use of the internet by students who are conducting research. Apparently for those born in the age of home PCs, the possibilities contained in reference books are wholly ignored; rather, methinks they simply enter a given subject in the inquiry box, and proceed to cut and paste together information captured in the top "hits." Hence, reference books are no longer vital property for students. . . the Wizard of Internet does all the work, and low and behold a paper is written, e.g. compiled. The LACK OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS among today's youth is cause for pause and deep regret, if not fear. One doubts, indeed, whether today's students even know how to develop a "thesis" and defend it. Sad to think today's college students have never travelled "the stacks" and likely could not explain the Dewey Decimal System. It begs the question: is technology truly progress? Your opinions are welcome. . . ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ so good I have two *by K***T on January 15, 2013* This book is so good my son took it to college and I had to buy another copy. Who would have thought a book could expand your vocab and not in a way that makes you look pretentious? It is frabjous (wonderful)and a prime exemplum of what a thesaurus should look like. It gives the word an alternative word and the way to use it in a sentance. Since I have already purchased the book twice I suppose that should tell you how much I degustibus this book over others! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not bad *by K***N on June 6, 2026* Not sure what I was looking for, but I like it. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Thinker's Thesaurus: Sophisticated Alternatives to Common Words - The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (A Vocabulary Builder for Adults to Improve Your Writing and Speaking Communication Skills) - Roget's Thesaurus of Words for Writers: Over 2,300 Emotive, Evocative, Descriptive Synonyms, Antonyms, and Related Terms Every Writer Should Know --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.kg/products/16949154-the-thinkers-thesaurus-sophisticated-alternatives-to-common-words](https://www.desertcart.kg/products/16949154-the-thinkers-thesaurus-sophisticated-alternatives-to-common-words) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kyrgyzstan* *Store origin: KG* *Last updated: 2026-08-28*