This revised thesaurus contains a wide-ranging selection of alternative words in an accesible A to Z format. It includes up-to-date vocabulary as well as many rare and and archaic terms. Boxes alongside the entries discuss the tone and nuance of the various synonyms, and hyponym boxes list related words (such as types of dog, or medical terms). Help is also given with words that can be confused (such as affect and effect) and other points of usage.