book

[book] / bʊk /

NOUN

published document

Synonyms

STRONGEST

album booklet brochure copy dictionary edition essay fiction magazine manual novel pamphlet paperback publication text textbook tome volume work writing

STRONG

Bible atlas bestseller codex compendium dissertation encyclopedia folio handbook hardcover leaflet lexicon monograph nonfiction octavo offprint omnibus opus periodical portfolio primer quarto reader reprint roll scroll speller thesaurus tract treatise

WEAK

opuscule preprint softcover vade mecum

NOUN

account; diary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

album list notebook record

STRONG

agenda pad register roster

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enter hire line up organize schedule set up

STRONG

bill charter engage enroll make reservation order procure program reserve

WEAK

bespeak pencil in preengage sew up

Antonyms

STRONG

cancel dismiss let go reject

WEAK

bow out free up

VERB

arrest

Synonyms

STRONG

accuse charge

WEAK

prefer charges take into custody

Antonyms

STRONG

exculpate exonerate

WEAK

free let go

Example Sentences

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Value stocks, or shares trading at low multiples of their book value, have quietly marched toward a banner year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Bath held off a brave effort from Saracens to book their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 31-22 win at The Rec.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If I want to read a book, I can read a book,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Cliff Kuang and Robert Fabricant open their book User Friendly with the cautionary tale of the Three Mile Island nuclear disaster.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

I just turned in a draft of my next book, so I’m wide open this afternoon.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

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