What's New

This app has been updated by Apple to use the latest Apple signing certificate.

• Four new colorful themes.
• Delete and sort entries with Favorites/Recent list.
• General bug fixes and improvements.

App Description

Inside the Collins Thesaurus of the English Language Complete & Unabridged you'll find hundreds of thousands of related and alternative words to boost vocabulary, alongside key synonyms for each sense and a wide range of included idioms and phrases. Illustrative examples show how the entry word is used, and related words help you expand your vocabulary. Usage and regional labels help you identify localized definitions, as well as extensive coverage of English as an international language.

LATEST APP UPDАТES:
 • Learn in style with any of the four colorful new themes – The colorful layout will turn your learning experience into an enjoyable routine. Customize your dictionary and benefit from the cheerful mood your favorite color brings you.
 • Dive right into the intricacies of the language - With new and convenient Home page, sleeker and more intuitive visual layout, as well as innovations in the speed of searches, you can get to the desired entry faster than ever.

SEARCH TOOLS - quickly find words with the clear, functional, and easy-to-use interface.
Designed to provide the most comprehensive search experience, the dictionary combines several search tools to match or predict what are you looking for, including:
 • Search autocomplete helps you find words quickly by displaying predictions as you type.
 • Keyword lookup allows you to search within compound words and phrases.
 • Camera search looks up words in the camera viewfinder and displays results in seconds.
 • Voice search helps you find an entry when you don’t know how a word is spelled.

Looking for a specific word but don't know how it's spelled? We've got you covered with our automatic ‘Fuzzy filter’ to correct word spelling, as well as ‘Wild card’ ('*' or '?') to replace a letter or entire parts of a word.

LEARNING TOOLS - engaging features that help you further enhance your vocabulary. Designed to give you freedom to structure your studies, the dictionary combines several learning tools to help you be more organized, including:
 • ‘Favorites’ that allow you to create custom folders with lists of words.
 • Recent list which helps you to easily review looked-up words.
 • Swipe-to-delete functionality in the Recent and Favorites menus.
 • Word-of-the-day option to teach you a new word every day.

Feel excited by the new word or definition you just learned? Share your discovery with friends on social media, email or any other option available on your device.

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • June 24, 2011 New version 3.11
  • July 20, 2012 New version 5.0.11
  • December 06, 2012 New version 5.0.19
  • February 01, 2013 New version 5.2.22
  • November 08, 2014 New version 6.1.3
  • March 16, 2015 Price decrease: $19.99 -> $1.99
  • March 19, 2015 Price increase: $1.99 -> $19.99
  • September 02, 2015 New version 8.1.3
  • September 02, 2015 Price increase: $19.99 -> $21.99
  • November 05, 2016 New version 8.2.2
  • June 13, 2019 New version 10.0.11