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Thesaurus API

The Thesaurus API allows you to look up synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite-meaning words) for any English word.

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/v1/thesaurus GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus

Returns a list of synonyms and a list of antonyms for a given word.

Parameters

  • word  required

    Word to look up.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

A JSON object with the following fields or an error if the request is unsuccessful.

  • word

    The word that was looked up.

  • synonyms

    Array of synonym strings (words with similar meanings).

  • antonyms

    Array of antonym strings (words with opposite meanings).

Sample Request Live Demo!

word

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=elegant

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=happy" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.