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New Jersey
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Used to be a lot better
January 15, 2017

Unbelievably inundated with advertising and blinking ads coming in from all directions; ads within a hairline of where you need to be keeping your eyes on.
Everything else is not bad; it is a very good tool, however it's almost impossible to concentrate on your work with the corner of your eye catching all the crap. Overall, regrettably, a thumb's down.

Date of experience: January 15, 2017
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1 review
8 helpful votes
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A dictionary is supposed to present definitions of words and usage. The warriors at dictionary.com do the opposite. They have a clear trans activist hatred of women that is reflected in their work. They are trying to indoctrinate, not educate. Disgusting. Look at the 'women buster" image they use.

Date of experience: August 7, 2020
South Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Useless resource
April 29, 2021

I thought the purpose of an online dictionary was to assist with productive writing, but how can I be productive if I have to wait for advertisements to load? This is the worst site I've ever seen for advertising and it is frustrating to try and work while ads keep loading. I understand this is your revenue stream, but eight ads per page is a bit much. Especially when the banner ads push the content off-screen.

Date of experience: April 29, 2021
Washington
7 reviews
53 helpful votes
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Whenever I'm reading a book, magazine, or newspaper in hard copy, or an online newsletter, I can jump over to this website to look up definitions of unfamiliar words.

Quick access to this online dictionary often prevents a reader from skipping over a strange word without trying to understand its use in whatever you're reading.

I'm a Substitute Teacher, and I have recommended this website to students so they can quickly check word meanings.

Usually, this website offers several explanations for each word defined, and
Explains the etymology, or origin/development, of the term.

(Oops, I just linked over to this website to make sure I spelled 'etymology' correctly. See how useful this website can be to a writer!)

--JOE Duffy
Beverly Hills/Los Angeles, California

Date of experience: July 15, 2012
Minnesota
4 reviews
20 helpful votes
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Suggestive much?
January 26, 2021

Unsurprisingly, dictionary dot com decides to use another suggestive example against religion:

Iconoclastic -
"a fresh, even an iconoclastic, influence could work wonders"

I give it two stars because they do come in handy for many word lookups. Otherwise... one star would suffice.

Date of experience: January 26, 2021
Hungary
3 reviews
0 helpful votes
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Resourceful
January 18, 2021

I completely like dictionary and thesaurus for the educational needs. Apart from searching words to understand, you learn the new ones and quizzes/slideshows can help you in understanding. Great resource!

Date of experience: January 21, 2017
California
15 reviews
48 helpful votes
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Well, its a good dictionary... but I also like the fact that they have a blog, called "The Hot Word", which I find really really interesting. They also have a thesaurus, word of the day, flashcards and more. Great website.

Date of experience: July 25, 2011
Missouri
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Negativity
May 3, 2018

Sick and tired of the obvious political hatred demonstrated in many of the examples. Loved how fast and easy the search was. I just wanted an online dictionary, not personal political agendas. I couldn't care less about those. I find them unprofessional and negative, negative, NEGATIVE! Isn't there enough of that in the world today?

Date of experience: May 3, 2018
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Political pandering
August 7, 2020

Your site is ideologically motivated and publishes outright lies. The newly added definition for terf suggests that women are violent towards transpeople when it is exactly the opposite. Examples terfisaslur.com

Date of experience: August 7, 2020
GB
1 review
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Dictionary.com is advocating for violence against women. Their inclusion of the word ‘Terf' as a slur against women is deeply sexist and offensive to women all over the world. This is criminal behaviour from a public company, shameful and outrageous

Date of experience: August 7, 2020

Overview

Dictionary.com has a rating of 2.4 stars from 22 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Dictionary.com ranks 20th among Dictionary sites.

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