ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Thesaurus

Do you ever feel like you keep using the same words over and over again, and you want to use different words but you don't know any? Well, a thesaurus is like a magical book with lots of words that mean the same or similar things as the words you already know.

Let's say you want to describe something as big, but you don't want to use the word "big" again. You can look up "big" in a thesaurus and find lots of different words that mean the same thing like "huge," "gigantic," "enormous," or "colossal."

Using a thesaurus can help you sound smarter and make your writing more interesting because you won’t repeat the same words over and over again. Just be sure to pick the right word that fits what you're trying to say.
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