Roget's Thesaurus
Roget's Thesaurus by Peter Mark Rogetby Peter Mark Roget
Shares rank 11 of 15 reference books by recommenders
People recommend it as a go-to synonym compendium with no close digital equivalent, and say thesauruses are more useful than they expected.
People recommend it as a go-to synonym compendium with no close digital equivalent, and say thesauruses are more useful than they expected.
3 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful as a synonym compendium
“I'm one of those people who always used it as a compendium of synonyms.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Seven books I keep close because I love them” No good digital equivalent
“It's a fantastic resource without a great digital equivalent.”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Seven books I keep close because I love them” More useful than expected
“I find thesauruses a lot more useful”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “We Mourn Our Craft”
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| Roget's Thesaurusby Peter Mark RogetThis page | 3 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 3 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'm one of those people who always used it as a compendium of synonyms.”
“It's a fantastic resource without a great digital equivalent.”
“I find thesauruses a lot more useful”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.