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

All 4 Kids Consignment Sale Score some deals on everything your kids need, including clothes, shoes, toys, baby gear, sports equipment, books and more. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Shot over 25 years from 1999 onwards, this cinematic work evolved from an earlier project that resulted in exhibitions and books, which also recorded, in large-format photos, Guile and Beli’s child-to-adult evolution. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

Now, buyers touring the house walk into an entryway staged with two curved, ivory couches facing each other across a coffee table that’s topped with design books and plants. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026

Their interest isn’t a token to be spent on me or somebody else, but rather a more immutable quality that led them to my book and hopefully many more books to come. — Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

Niche Hobby Supplies Most donation centers are usually looking for clothes, books, and household items. — The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026

His books get at the truth of what happened and is happening to American Indians on Turtle Island, this continent. — Jeff Gurney, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Beyond its emotional weight, the film carries a powerful, timely message—a tribute to great mentors, the value of reading, and the importance of education at a moment when books are being banned and learning is under attack. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026

After setting her wildly popular debut The Tiger's Wife in a Balkans suffused with myth and magic, the author turned in subsequent books to the Old West and a city redolent of New York. — Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

Checks provider and location availability against real scheduling rules and books the visit, live, inside the EHR. — Deepika Bodapati, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

But the company’s second-quarter earnings reported last month showed that high-performance computing, which is where TSMC books AI chip sales, accounted for 66% of revenue. — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026

Graham is the unabashed matriarch of the flock, who every year chooses the destination, books the hut, plans the menu, does meal prep, and designs the commemorative T-shirts. — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 30 July 2026

The long shots Value bettors can find some very good odds on the clubs that books and markets aren’t loving right now. — Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Apple also books occasional concerts and talks with notable guests, though those spots tend to fill fast, so signing up early helps. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026

See which books our editors can’t put down with our People Who Read newsletter — plus get PEOPLE News. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Olive answers many of the 55-year-old’s texts and emails, books him spontaneous travel (three trips to London so far this year), buys him groceries, and places meetings on his calendar—often without ever consulting him. — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 14 July 2026