Dictionary.com Alternatives

Dictionary.com is described as 'The free Dictionary.com app delivers content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly a million words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No internet required!' and is a popular Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Dictionary.com for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, Windows, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Dictionary.com alternative is GoldenDict, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Dictionary.com are Wiktionary, WordReference, Tatoeba and Merriam-Webster.

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Alternatives list

  1. Google's dictionary extension on Google Chrome. With it, you can double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble, or search the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary.

    50 Google Dictionary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. Vocabulary.com icon
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    Vocabulary.com is the easiest, most intelligent way to improve your vocabulary. It combines an adaptive learning system (The Challenge) with the world’s fastest dictionary (The Dictionary) so that you can more quickly and more efficiently learn words.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  3. Wordnik icon
     19 likes

    Wordnik is an online English dictionary and language resource that provides dictionary and thesaurus content.Some of the content is based on print dictionaries such as the Century Dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary, WordNet, and GCIDE.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  4. Your Mac also comes with a versatile Dictionary application. It also includes to other reference libraries such as thesaurus, Apple glossary, and Wikipedia. With it, you can find definitions, learn of the word's origin, find synonyms and antonyms, or get encyclopedic...

    50 Apple Dictionary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  5. Artha icon
     42 likes

    Artha is a handy thesaurus based on WordNet with distinct features like global hotkey look-up, passive desktop notifications, regular expression based search, etc.. Artha may be used as a free open-source replacement to the proprietary WordWeb Pro.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
     
  6. Online Dictionary - Multiple dictionaries including: English dictionary, medical dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, computer dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations, dictionary of idioms, thesaurus, Columbia encyclopedia, Wikipedia...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
     
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    Comments about The Free Dictionary as an Alternative to Dictionary.com
    taraneh
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    The free dictionary gathers lots of dictionaries, so it has more definitions and examples.

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    • The Free Dictionary is Freemium and ProprietaryDictionary.com is Free and Proprietary
  7. Aard Dictionary icon
     21 likes

    Dictionary and offline Wikipedia reader.

    "Aard Dictionary is a free, fast, easy to use word lookup program that

    looks up words fast even with huge dictionaries like English Wikipedia looks up words in multiple dictionaries in multiple languages without switching .

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • Aard Dictionary is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Dictionary.com.

    • Aard Dictionary is Free and Open SourceDictionary.com is Free and Proprietary
  8. Free online dictionary of British English and American English from Oxford. Translate from English to Spanish, French, Italian, and German with bilingual dictionaries. Get writing, spelling and grammar help, and play word games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. StarDict icon
     35 likes

    Cross-platform and international dictionary.

    Cost / License

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • AmigaOS
     
  10. Translate text, images, and websites in over 100 languages using versatile text-to-speech and voice translation. Offers offline translations, transliterations, predictive typing, and works across devices including Apple Watch. Save favorites, access history, and enjoy Split View on iPads seamlessly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Telegram
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
     
  11. Onelook.com icon
     8 likes

    Think of this web site as a search engine for words and phrases: If you have a word for which you'd like a definition or translation, we'll quickly shuttle you to the web-based dictionaries that define or translate that word.

    15 Onelook.com alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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