It's not cheating if you use a thesaurus in your writing, is it?

Question

I mean if you already know the word but you can't think of it... I only use words I knew previous to my search for synonyms.

Answer 1

Using the thesaurus in your writing is NEVER cheating. It's called LEARNING.

Answer 2

No your not cheating. When your teacher says no cheating she means don't plagiarize and copy something off the Internet or out of a book word for word and say their your own. Its good to use a thesaurus. You'll make your writing sound better by using big words that mean the same thing. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PAPER!!!!

Answer 3

Not at all !
You can add a lot of great words to your paper and i found that if i had a word that was kinda right but didn't sound right i'd look the word i chose up in the thesaurus and usually found a great word to add that i was looking for !!

Answer 4

NO. But you're better of writing in Word and then using the thesaurus in it. It's a lot quicker.

Answer 5

No, no more than it is to use a dictionary. Just make sure you're not using words that you think "sound smart." Invariably these just sound awkward--and even inappropriate. The teacher knows that isn't your real vocabularly, just something you pieced together from a thesaurus without really understanding it.

Answer 6

Of course it's not cheating. If anything it's enhancing your work, right?! Teachers in my college require us to have both a dictionary and thesaurus

Answer 7

It's wise to use a thesaurus when needed.

Answer 8

Writing isn't a test, it's a vehicle for expression. Search all you want for exactly the right word.

Answer 9

Wouldn't that be a way to help increase your vocabulary? I think that it's perfectly fine. How else is a person suppose to increase knowledge if they aren't allowed to seek it?

Answer 10

No, it's actually a very valuable tool for a writer, your teachers will tell you the same thing.