Depending on your version of Word, a blue or gray outline will then surround the selected word. Unfortunately, the thesaurus is only available in the Windows and macOS Word applications—you can’t use Word’s thesaurus in Word Online or using the Office mobile apps. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
You can also open the thesaurus by clicking the Review tab and selecting Thesaurus on the toolbar.
You can also open the thesaurus by clicking the Review tab and selecting Thesaurus on the toolbar.
If you’d like, you can click any of the suggested synonyms on the menu to instantly replace the selected word. Alternatively, you can continue to check out other options in the thesaurus.
If the selected word has multiple meanings, you may see synonyms in different parts of speech. For example, looking up the word highlighted displays several adjectives (tinted, dyed, painted, and decorated) as well as verbs (emphasized, underlined, stressed, and underscored). If any antonyms (opposite meanings) are available for the word, those words appear in the thesaurus list followed by (antonym).
If the word you’re looking up is in a different language than your default language (for example, your computer is set to English but you’re typing in Spanish), select that language from the menu at the bottom of the right panel first. [2] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
If you’re finished with the panel, you can just click the X at the top to close it. But if you want to look up more synonyms and antonyms, you can leave it open and type additional words into the bar at the top of the panel. You can also click the down-arrow next to “Thesaurus” at the top of the panel to find helpful options like Resize (to make the panel larger or smaller) or Move (to move the panel somewhere other than the right side of the document).
