Synonyms of books

books 1 of 2

noun

plural of book

1

as in paperbacks

a set of printed sheets of paper bound together between covers and forming a work of fiction or nonfiction

I bought another new book yesterday, and I can't wait to read it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• paperbacks
• volumes
• hardcovers
• novels
• tomes
• treatises
• monographs
• anthologies
• albums
• dictionaries
• textbooks
• manuals
• papers
• encyclopedias
• catalogs
• handbooks
• texts
• hardbacks
• folios
• guidebooks
• trade books
• pocket books
• trade editions
• softcovers
• quartos
• pocket editions
• primers
• novelettes
• pulps
• almanacs
• tracts
• chapbooks
• softbacks
• picture books
• cyclopedias
• casebooks
• omnibuses
• paperbounds
• how-tos

2

as in periodicals

a publication that appears at regular intervals

older people in these parts still tend to call a magazine a book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• periodicals
• journals
• newspapers
• magazines
• organs
• bulletins
• papers
• serials
• reviews
• gazettes
• mags
• zines
• yearbooks
• editions
• rags
• newsletters
• diurnals
• annuals
• weeklies
• quarterlies
• sheets
• monthlies
• dailies
• digests
• supplements
• little magazines
• pictorials
• fanzines
• tabloids
• semiweeklies
• biweeklies
• triweeklies
• semimonthlies
• bimonthlies
• tabs
• newsmagazines
• extras
• broadsides
• newsweeklies
• slicks

books

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of book

1

as in reserves

to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use

we booked a conference room for the meeting next week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reserves
• hires
• earmarks
• contracts
• retains
• bespeaks
• engages

2

as in moves

slang to leave a place often for another

I'm running late, so I've got to book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moves
• exits
• parts
• goes
• departs
• gets
• walks out
• bails out
• escapes
• starts
• runs along
• packs (up or off)
• peels off
• pulls out
• flies
• cuts out
• pushes off
• bails
• bugs off
• buzzes (off)
• pushes on
• beats it
• gets off
• sallies (forth)
• retreats
• goes off
• clears off
• flees
• takes off
• digs out
• evacuates
• clears out
• steps (along)
• shoves (off)
• vamooses
• takes a powder
• quits
• buggers off
• hits the road
• retires
• bugs out
• sets out
• takes a hike
• withdraws
• pikes (out or off)
• pulls stakes
• skips
• emigrates
• strikes out
• scarpers
• runs away
• deserts
• mizzles
• lights out
• gets out
• steps out
• goes out
• scats
• absconds
• abandons
• removes
• vacates
• decamps
• forsakes
• scrams
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• remains
• arrives
• turns up
• shows up
• approaches
• stays
• dwells
• lands
• lodges
• settles
• abides
• hits
• closes
• reaches
• tarries
• nears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of books

Noun

According to the editors, both of these books embody the company’s ethos by modeling formal ambition, emotional depth, and a willingness to engage difficult questions. —Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

The service has allowed some community building to develop, from distributing food or participating in World Cup collectible sticker books. —Amna Subhan For The Ajc, AJC.com, 11 June 2026

The only crime Henry Bemis (Burgess Meredith) committed was having a desire to read his books in peace in a world that tried to stifle his true self. —Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

The Housemaid books have sold over 12 million units. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 11 June 2026

Wallace did discover a few interesting tidbits in books, but curiously nothing before 1930. —Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Heuermann is an avid ready of books and periodicals, Toulon told ABC News. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 June 2026

There’s going to be some great books about that. —Marlow Stern, Variety, 4 June 2026

Across the plaza from it sits a branch of the Chicago Public Library, its reading room stocked with the president’s favorite books. —Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 4 June 2026

Verb

For several years, our industry has been in the demo era of artificial intelligence (AI)—that is, the era of impressive standalone moments such as a chatbot that summarizes a contract, a model that writes a marketing brief and an agent that books a meeting. —Irfan Khan, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

The retailer took into account which books readers continuously bought, rated, recommended and returned to over a period of time. —Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Plates slide, glassware jumps, and books tumble. —Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026

Salustri books a cottage at one of the last remaining mom-and-pop stays in Islamorada, White Gate Court, a pet-friendly collection of cottages with its own private beach. —Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026

The high-speed internet works perfectly and covers up to four devices for free for anyone who books online and creates a profile. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

And, of course, all those Judith Michael books. —Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

Bilt also released Neighborhood Concierge, an AI service that books restaurants, fitness classes, and travel through Bilt’s existing merchant pipes. —Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 29 May 2026

If vice president of operations Chip Conway, a tireless worker in a thankless job, books the wrong hotel he will likely be forced to run back to Denver. —Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026