The Thesaurus API allows you to look up synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite-meaning words) for any English word.
HTTP GET
Returns a list of synonyms and a list of antonyms for a given word.
word
(required) - word to look up.
X-Api-Key
(required) - API Key associated with your account.
Live Demo!
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=
{
"word": "bright",
"synonyms": [
"hopeful",
"shiny",
"brightly",
"lustrous",
"bright",
"burnished",
"smart",
"shining",
"promising",
"vivid",
"undimmed",
"brilliant",
"brilliantly"
],
"antonyms": [
"dimmed",
"dull"
]
}
import requests
word = 'bright'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word={}'.format(word)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)
var word = 'bright'
$.ajax({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=' + word,
headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'},
contentType: 'application/json',
success: function(result) {
console.log(result);
},
error: function ajaxError(jqXHR) {
console.error('Error: ', jqXHR.responseText);
}
});
const request = require('request');
var word = 'bright';
request.get({
url: 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=' + word,
headers: {
'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'
},
}, function(error, response, body) {
if(error) return console.error('Request failed:', error);
else if(response.statusCode != 200) return console.error('Error:', response.statusCode, body.toString('utf8'));
else console.log(body)
});
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
URL url = new URL("https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=bright");
HttpURLConnection connection = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
connection.setRequestProperty("accept", "application/json");
InputStream responseStream = connection.getInputStream();
ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
JsonNode root = mapper.readTree(responseStream);
System.out.println(root.path("fact").asText());
let word = "bright".addingPercentEncoding(withAllowedCharacters: .urlQueryAllowed)
let url = URL(string: "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=" + word!)!
var request = URLRequest(url: url)
request.setValue("YOUR_API_KEY", forHTTPHeaderField: "X-Api-Key")
let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) {(data, response, error) in
guard let data = data else { return }
print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}
task.resume()