Collins English Dictionary AlternativesDictionaries and other similar apps like Collins English Dictionary

Collins English Dictionary is described as 'The official Collins English Dictionary online. Comprehensive and authoritative, rely on Collins for up-to-date English with insights into language trends and usage' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Collins English Dictionary, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Android, iPad and Android Tablet apps. The best Collins English Dictionary alternative is Wiktionary, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Collins English Dictionary are Wordnote Dictionary, Dictionary.com, Google Dictionary and Merriam-Webster.

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  1. Wiktionary icon
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    Wiktionary is a multilingual, web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in 158 languages. Unlike standard dictionaries, it is written collaboratively by volunteers, dubbed "Wiktionarians", using wiki software, allowing articles to be changed by...

    66 Wiktionary alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
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  2. A simple and elegant notebook to write new words and discover their meanings and synonyms. Open a new note, whether if it's for a specific book or for a new language you're learning, write the word you're looking for and see its definition and synonyms.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android
     
  3. Dictionary.com icon
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    The free Dictionary.com app delivers content from Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com, including nearly a million words and definitions and 90,000 synonyms and antonyms. No internet required!

    108 Dictionary.com alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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  4. Google's dictionary extension on Google Chrome. With it, you can double-click any word to view its definition in a small pop-up bubble, or search the complete definition of any word or phrase using the address bar dictionary.

    52 Google Dictionary alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  5. Merriam-Webster icon
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    Free online dictionary, thesaurus, spanish-english and medical dictionaries, audio pronunciations, Word of the Day, word games, and many more high-quality Merriam-Webster language resources.

    78 Merriam-Webster alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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    • iPad
     
  6. Your Mac also comes with a versatile Dictionary application. It also includes to other reference libraries such as thesaurus, Apple glossary, and Wikipedia. With it, you can find definitions, learn of the word's origin, find synonyms and antonyms, or get encyclopedic...

    50 Apple Dictionary alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
  7. Thesaurus.com icon
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    Comprehensive free thesaurus offering over 3 million synonyms and antonyms for precise language use with filters for relevance, length, and complexity, trusted worldwide for enhancing English language skills, and developed by Dictionary.com, LLC.

    109 Thesaurus.com alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  8. Linguin icon
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    Linguin is an AI translation tool built around Google Gemini rather than statistical machine translation engines. The core difference is context-awareness: Linguin uses a language model that understands sentence-level nuance, idiomatic expressions, register, and formatting.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. Online Dictionary - Multiple dictionaries including: English dictionary, medical dictionary, legal dictionary, financial dictionary, computer dictionary, thesaurus, dictionary of acronyms and abbreviations, dictionary of idioms, thesaurus, Columbia encyclopedia, Wikipedia...

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
     
  10. Visuwords icon
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    The fun and free way to look up definitions. THE graphical dictionary and visual thesaurus. We love words

    41 Visuwords alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  11. Free online dictionary of British English and American English from Oxford. Translate from English to Spanish, French, Italian, and German with bilingual dictionaries. Get writing, spelling and grammar help, and play word games.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  12. The meaning and definition of 140.000+ words. Meaning Monkey is a free online dictionary. Can't find something? Take part in the enlargement of MeaningMonkey.org! Let's build the world's next favorite dictionary together.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
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