The Free Dictionary Alternatives

The Free Dictionary is described as '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' and is a Dictionary in the education & reference category. There are more than 50 alternatives to The Free Dictionary for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad and Windows apps. The best The Free Dictionary alternative is Google Translate, which is free. Other great apps like The Free Dictionary are GoldenDict, Wiktionary, Translate You and WordReference.

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    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.

    48 Google Dictionary alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
     
  2. dict.cc icon
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    dict.cc is not only an online dictionary translating from English and German to 21 languages. Its an attempt to create a platform where users from all over the world can share their knowledge in the field of translations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
     
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    QTranslate is a free translator software. With this small utility, you simply select the text you want to translate and then press the hot key ( Ctrl+Q to show translation in the popup window or Double Ctrl click to show the translation in the main window).

    77 QTranslate - Free Translator Software alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
     
  5. StarDict icon
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    Cross-platform and international dictionary.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • AmigaOS
     
  6. SilverDict icon
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    This project is intended to be a modern, from-the-ground-up, maintainable alternative to GoldenDict(-ng), developed with Flask and React.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
    • SilverDict is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to The Free Dictionary.

    • SilverDict is Free and Open SourceThe Free Dictionary is Freemium and Proprietary
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  8. Wordnik icon
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    Wordnik is an online English dictionary and language resource that provides dictionary and thesaurus content.Some of the content is based on print dictionaries such as the Century Dictionary, the American Heritage Dictionary, WordNet, and GCIDE.

    44 Wordnik alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Saladict icon
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    Saladict is a professional inline translator browser extension, built for comparative reading, with comprehensive dictionaries covering all major languages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
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    iTranslate is a comprehensive translation tool offering over 100 languages, voice output customization, multiple dictionaries for context-specific translations, Romanization of non-Latin languages, and optimized text input, available on multiple platforms and devices.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
     
  12. Glosbe icon
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    Glosbe is a platform providing free dictionaries with in-context translations (translated sentences - the so-called translation memory). You will find here:

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

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    • Online
     
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