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

In recent years, for example, the United States has seen a wave of right-wing political interference in education focused on banning certain concepts, authors, and books from schools’ libraries and curricula. —Literary Hub, 30 Jan. 2026

Designers seek out furniture, such as chairs, dining tables, and case goods, along with accent items like original art, hardcover books, lamp bases, and brass accessories. —Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 29 Jan. 2026

King is repped by UTA, 3Arts and Nicola Barr at Rye Literary for books. —Justin Kroll, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026

Common items include notebooks or journals, paperback books or magazines, film cameras and crosswords. —Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Couples in Freida McFadden's books seldom get sunshine and rainbows. —Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

But others waiting appeared to burn with the indignation of an era in US-Cuban relations that until recently had been relegated to the history books. —Patrick Oppmann, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026

Those books were very important to me. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026

And in middle and high schools, teachers are assigning more excerpts and shorter texts, in so doing crowding out whole books and resulting in less overall reading. —Ryan Craig, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026

Verb

Bowie House Angela gets Ainsley out of her dorm and books her a suite for the week at the upscale Bowie House in Fort Worth. —Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026

Greta agrees to draw up the paperwork, and Angela immediately books Ainsley a room at a nearby luxury hotel for the remainder of cheer camp. —Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026

And instead of dictating from the central office which books to recommend, Barnes & Noble now lets local booksellers suggest books to their customers, giving the stores a more personal touch, Flanigan said. —Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026

Kids 14 and under who book a ski lesson get free lift tickets, and kids 12 and under get free rentals when a parent books a three-day rental package. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Dec. 2025

Under book and claim, the buyer books a specific quantity of sustainable fuel at the time of purchase and then claims the emissions reduction toward their sustainability targets. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 29 Dec. 2025

Royal Caribbean International, meanwhile, books priests for select sailings, including those over Christmas, and rabbis or cantors for Hanukkah, according to its website. —Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Dec. 2025

The many Saturday Night Live books out there treat Lorne Michaels delicately, following the lead of show alumni who harbor a mixture of fear of, intimidation by, and paternal love for the comedy kingmaker. —Brian Boone, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025

Investors are focused on Alibaba's cloud computing division which books its revenue related to artificial intelligence. —Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 25 Nov. 2025