The Visual Thesaurus is a dictionary and thesaurus that creates color-coded interactive word maps. It lets users find the precise word they are looking for, develop a better vocabulary through exposure to new but related words, master word usage by accessing definitions and example sentences, and learn to pronounce words correctly through listening to correct pronunciation recordings. The Visual Thesaurus also includes 39,000 proper nouns such as historical figures, phrases, and trademarks.

Website: https://www.visualthesaurus.com/

What Users Love About the App

“Visual Thesaurus is the perfect gift to yourself or to someone you know who would like to expand their vocabulary. I find myself at times when I’m writing lost for words not just any words but the right words to describe what I think is essential to what I’m trying to convey, this product clears up the fog and gives you a variety of words that fit perfect in every scenario. I highly recommend it.”

“Visual Thesaurus is an innovative software product with a friendly graphical interface. It redefines the process and improves the effectiveness of using a comprehensive thesaurus dictionary. Visual Thesaurus is so much fun to use that I often find it hard to stop tracing the word links long after an appropriate word match has been found.”

“If you love words, sit at a computer most of time and would rather read a screen than a book, you’ll love this software. Truly, this is for the visually motivated word geeks. It’s compatible with Windows and Mac. I use both and I’ve loaded Visual Thesaurus on all computers that I use.”

“The interface is really easy to use — words can be searched and the definitions and synonyms pop up immediately. It’s a great reference tool but is also fun to just click around and build vocabulary. I use it nearly every time I write.”

“I love this tool an the way it helps students of varying skill levels and types of needs. Students from 4th grade up could make great use of it.”

What Users Dislike About the App

“The interface is clunky and a distraction from the real work at hand. The nonstandard interface is not the least bit intuitive and the amount and quality of the information provided is not relative in value to the time wasted to achieve it.”

“I bought this piece of junk and am greeted immediately by a message that tells me I cannot install Visual Thesaraus unless I am logged on as an administrator. Do I know what that means? NO! Is there a number to call where I will no doubt have to trek through an hour and a half of various phone trees to get help? NO! There is no assistance. If you go to their website there is no prompt where you can get help? NO! So I am left with a disk I paid $40.00 for that doesn’t do what it promised.”

“Bit slow, simplistic. Very limited usage unless a subscriber.”