I have very few programs that start up with Windows, but WordWeb is one of them. This dictionary and synonym finder is something I know I’m going to use at least once a day.
In the words of WordWeb itself:
WordWeb is a quick and powerful international English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows. It can be used to look up words from almost any program, showing definitions, synonyms and related words. It includes pronunciations and usage examples, and has helpful spelling and sounds-like links.
Highlight a word in your text editor - or on any website you might be visiting - click on the little “W” icon in the taskbar, and up pops WordWeb with the word defined, and several tabs offering various related features: Nearest words, synonyms, antonyms, what the word is a type of, and so on.
I use it all the time when I am writing - checking definitions, cutting and pasting accented words, checking spellings. Most of all, I use the synonym finder, typing in a word I want to use and letting WordWeb come up with a selection of alternative suggestions. It is extremely useful.
The free version of WordWeb is packed full of features, and has so far proved ample enough for my needs.
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