Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus Reference App Review (iOS, Free)

Description

Top-rated app with trusted reference content from Dictionary.com & Thesaurus.com. WORKS OFFLINE - no Internet connection needed when searching words.

Features:

• English Dictionary and Thesaurus - over 2,000,000 definitions, synonyms & antonyms
• Offline access – no Internet connection needed for most content
• Daily content, including Word of the Day, slideshows & the blog
• Audio pronunciations
• Example sentences
• Word origin & history
• Voice search (five free searches included)
• Medical Dictionary with over 35,000 medical words & definitions available as a premium upgrade
• Science Dictionary with over 23,000 science definitions & illustrations available as a premium upgrade
• Translator with over 30 languages, perfect for ESL and reliable translations into English
• Modern, up-to-date English definitions & content
• Customizable font sizes for better readability
• Favorite words
• Search history
• Spelling suggestions
• Popular & local trending searches

Tip: To turn Word of the Day notifications on or off, go to Settings > Notifications > Dictionary and toggle On or Off.

Customer Reviews

• Great app

  by Savvybelle

  Especially like the pronunciation feature.

• My most used app

  by Luznia

  I love it. I def use the thesaurus to spruce up my vocab. Helps at work too. If you dot have it, you should now.

• Continuous knowledge

  by kcckcc

  Do not like to go a day without it.

• L-O-V-E I-T

  by lazrtek

  I originally got this app for my daughter to help with school work. I now find myself using also!! Great app with lots of good info!!!

• Good app

  by Matthew rocky

  This app is very helpful

• Good tool

  by Somefreetime

  Has definitions and synonyms and antonyms. Great when writing a paper.

• My backup tool for writing

  by ZBR_Streetgang

  Great reference for writing, aesthetically efficient and easy to use.

• Great tool

  by Jose M.D.

  This is a great tool and works very fast so you don't interrupt your reading.

• Killing App

  by AntonioLapa

  Great and useful App!

• Very convenient, great tool

  by Tjng01

  Great app for great helps.

• Awesome

  by DiandraS

  It's a great app and has every word I need.

• Great tool

  by Pipi Kim

  Very fast and convenient

• It's good

  by Jd1398

  Nice, I like it

• I'm so pleased!

  by ElleyRae

  What a fabulous resource! Aside from instant definition access and lengthy lists of helpful synonymous terms via the thesaurus, the articles are also fascinating to the Natural Self-Educator and the Fanatical Linguistic Nerd alike. This is an excellent App.

• Approved

  by ashleymans

  Great, easy to use and has reward points

• Is very good

  by superheroes123

  Is very good to us

• Great App.

  by Dmcfadden

  Easy to use. Clean, effective.

• Really good app, with info at a touch!

  by Rocky 26

  Good app, kind of slow, but still, really good

• Cool app

  by MagnumMagz

  Very useful!

• Fun to learn new things

  by 333hecate

  I enjoy the themed slide shows that feature words and their origins.

• Dictionary.com

  by Bloomen1

  It serves me well. I use it almost daily to help me with spelling a word using it to me solve a crossword puzzle. Don't make any changes in it, please.

• Bumi two

  by Bumi Two

  Great app - very informative and useful. The ad at the bottom highly irritating tho. Would really be great if I could turn it off!!

• Don’t Buy their add ons

  by earbuddude

  i purchased the rhyming dictionary as an add on and the purchase went through but i never got the download. i reported it as a problem to Apple, but they didn’t resolve it. and i contacted dictionary.com who also did nothing about it. so i am giving this app and their company ask.com 1 star and 2 thumbs down.

• I LOVE this app!

  by rae311

  Seriously!!!

• Great tool to have

  by Barca messi Ope

  Awesome app, would be nice if Apple can adopt this software and use it as a dictionary support and search for words while reading

• Love this app!!!!

  by Da small beas T

  Is my right hand assistant.

• Dictionary

  by NickLa335

  Great resource at my fingertips.

• by Onionpoop

  Great for doing homework!and if don't have wifi anymore,it'll still work!

• :)

  by Yehudis 614

  Awesome app!

• Convenient

  by Roxie1117

  Very useful app

• Tom

  by Mugwump73

  Excellent tool. Thorough and flexible.

• Super Amazing!!!!!!

  by GetItPlayItLoveIt

  This app is extremely helpful for everyday life and homework. I highly recommend this app for everyone. There are so many words out there that are dying to be understood, so get this app and improve you brain to the highest level ;)

• Great App!!!

  by TT of the world

  Love this app

• great app

  by Artem Zhukov

  !!!!

• Love

  by Treydoee

  Xoxo

• Highly recommended

  by Majdi Gari

  This app is one of "must downloaded" apps, it helped me a lot as not native speaker

• Helpful

  by Guero1126844579

  I'm pretty happy with is app I learn new words everyday

• Great app

  by FAH_TIYA

  I love word of the day...!!!

• Educating

  by druseegirl

  I've increased my Vocabulary by using this App.

• Where is the full site?

  by SeriouslyDave

  Why can't we get to the full site from our mobile browsers now? That always used to be available. It was fantastic. Now all we get is something that looks as incomplete as this app. Very disappointing. --

• Great app

  by tumbleurbutt0ff

  I use this app because it has a sound option where it speaks the word to you. I know you can get definitions from iMessage but this allows you to see how it's pronounced which I find very helpful when wanting to apply new vocabulary words to my everyday language.

• Me

  by GAJ Jeb n AMBW

  I love it.

• GREAT AP!

  by Thelittleleslie

  This ap always helps me with my homework or when I'm curious about what a word means. Never let's me down! It's also really easy to use.

• Love the dictionary!

  by Holyscraps

  Excellent resource! Love the word a day

• App made me do it

  by Oogaboogah

  Gave it a 5 cuz I had to.

• My Favorite Dictionary App

  by Astoriajane

  I love the dictionary.com app. It is so useful to me as an avid reader and writer. The clarity of the definitions, word etymology and availability of the thesaurus all make this app indispensable. I use it every day!

• Good

  by lra98

  Very helpful app. I use it all the time

• Great app

  by Lovey0123

  Gives you great help!!

• The best

  by DUKE2DUKE

  I love it. It helped me with every vocabulary test I had.

• Great

  by Frank8890

  Easy.

• Dictionary

  by Heavyshok

  Love this app

• Very nice dictionary app

  by Delzer4848

  Recommend dictionary app. Best dictionary app

• What the app?!?!?!

  by Glumglumbugbug

  This app is so helpful! Thank you do much for creating it!

• Great App

  by dodatstik

  I love this app!! it's perfect!

• Sheryl's point

  by FB frustrations

  The reason for the three stars is because once I get past the annoying functional issues, I actually get what I need. When I begin to type in the word I need defined, the page moves to another list of words. I have to wait for it to reset itself, then I can proceed with typing in my word. I loved this Ap when it first came out, but this newest version has quirks.

• Gratitude!!!

  by Scholar1217

  My vocabulary has increased by using this resourceful app. I'm very grateful to everyone that collaborated on this project. Knowledge is power!!! Two thumbs up!!!!

• Great app

  by MrWeebleWooble

  I like the options. Works well.

• Grrat

  by Donna Yoder

  Hhhh

• Great app

  by Jroc1074

  Excellent app!!!!

• DLHORNSCXM

  by DLHornsCXM

  This is my goto app when I need to find the spelling of a word as my spelling has never been great and nearly 30 years after graduating high school, it's not gotten much better. I'm not a 5 star kinda guy and I feel they can always get better but it is a great app. I've been using this app since my first iPhone 3, 6-7 years? I'm not one to keep apps that aren't very good, user-friendly or not used much and this is none of those.

• Speech to text doesn't work

  by cridernickname

  Speech to text feature doesn't work. It starts listening but it never stops listening. There's no way to make it stop listening so there's no way to submit the spoken word.

• Love word of day.

  by Adj123

  All round great for cryptic crosswords too.

• Great app

  by Kolyan from brooklyn

  Love love love this app!

• Great app!!!

  by D-Debbie

  This is a great app. I use it every day.

• Nice app

  by So so ok app

  App is helpful in looking up the definitions of words.

• Excellent

  by TcMd45

  Love having this app right at my finger tips.

• Wonderful App.

  by Twistedfate0708

  I personally love this app. It's definitely my "go to app" for when I'm reading/writing/in-a-thinking-mood. Being on who loves English and learning new words, it only does it's job, making me feel confident with what words I use when I write/talk, etc. Also, I preferred the older version/layout of this app, but the newest upgrade is very clean n' crisp..easy to maneuver and just as easy to use! I use this app for pretty much everything and love learning new words on here; it's very helpful and I find that to be the best feature of all! Thank you(:

• GrammaJanice4

  by GrammaJanice

  Faster than flipping thru pages in a dictionary and includes extras like word origins and synonyms. Always reliable, easy to use, great app for all ages!

• Great!

  by Bbonics

  Love everything about the app!

• S'okay

  by Bjstuhl

  Not always accurate or clear. No OED, but it'll do.

• Great app

  by Darlizzle ma nuzzle

  Does what it should.

• Promotes learning.

  by electroqube

  Great way to expand your linguistic horizons.

• Top of the line app

  by smart93

  Keep up the good work!

• Great

  by Jen diaz

  Good

• Great app

  by J.flwr

  One of the most well designed apps I've used

• Anna

  by Seaturtle9000

  Best dictionary app I have ever used !!! Thanks :)

• Dictionary

  by Yeah yeah 65327

  Handy when your unsure of how a word is pronounced or spelled

• Convenient dictionary

  by Sikgurung

  It's easy to use and has cool features.

• Always there to save the day

  by TimothyW?

  Perfect tool, for those times when your in serious distress of word meanings. Hate those moments, but this app releases the hate a bit.

• dictionary

  by ياجنون فــــMــــك

  Nice diction

• I hate this app

  by Hawk # 50

  This app couldn't even give me a definition for culture

• Great app!

  by Tklberry

  Easy, convenient, and accurate. I especially like the word of the day feature.

• Best app

  by Pocoyo1020

  It's very help for my homework in English class for high school

• Great!!!

  by Tre$$24

  I love it as much. It's easy to read n clear. (:

• Cool

  by Birdmanqwwieieiei

  I enjoy the word of the day function

• I love this app, it is so helpful.

  by GlitterLioness

  I like that the app allows you to speak the word that you want the meaning (or spelling) of. It helps when the kids want to spell correctly or just want a meaning without typing. I use the medical dictionary daily for my job, especially for rare diagnosis terms.

• Awesome app for business writing!

  by Energy8

  Love it!!! It has helped me tremendously with business writing. Highly recommend it.

• Excellent app

  by Twe0420

  Great work

• It's cool

  by Jaz0914

  It's very helpful and learning new words is always good

• Very useful! I use it often.

  by S Layne

  Downside: initial loading is frustratingly slow. Once up, it's very responsive.

• Love, love, love it!!!

  by Bali's Nene

  I love this app. Dictionary. com is wonderful, I am never at a loss to spell correctly. Everyone should use it!

• I like it

  by Fletchdawn

  Thanks for an easy ton use way to look up words!

• Price vs quality

  by Sick-O-Typing

  The price is right. Hope the definitions are too.

• Great App!

  by Brandie711

  Great interface, and very helpful!

• The Best

  by Wide_opeN

  Dictionary.com is my go to source, for anything word related, period!!!

• LOVE.THIS.APP!

  by Amuhammad

  I think my above statement says it all. I'm an educator and a writer and it helps to have this app available when looking for the right word. Great!

• Best dictionary app

  by Smooth Biggavelli

  Best app so far always helps me out when I can't spell a word plus voice speaks is a plus

• Cool apps

  by Kobeanb

  Simple. User friendly. Easy access. Very useful.

• Great vocabulary Builder

  by Chef Sha

  This app is wonderful. It's very easy to use and has made me a greater scrabble champion!

• Excellent app

  by Himanshu Bhardwaj

  Easy to follow app with lots of added features. I like 1 day a word a lot. Definitely a must have for someone who would like to master English language in a fun and candid way.

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