Synonyms of encyclopedia

encyclopedia

noun

as in dictionary

a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject

The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf.

an encyclopedia of literature

Related Words

• dictionary
• catalog
• book
• cyclopedia
• textbook
• anthology
• tome
• handbook
• paperback
• hardcover
• volume
• paperbound
• manual
• hardback
• monograph
• guidebook
• softcover
• treatise
• album
• pocket book
• folio
• text
• how-to
• paper
• trade edition
• trade book
• almanac
• pocket edition
• quarto
• primer
• softback
• novel
• pulp
• tract
• novelette
• casebook
• picture book
• chapbook
• omnibus

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encyclopedia

The work consisted of small decisions made in rapid succession, each one nudging the encyclopedia closer to order. — Carson Griffith, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

In a candidate survey on Ballotpedia, an online encyclopedia of elections, Cass argues that a largely rural district should be represented by someone with firsthand knowledge of rural Missouri. — Jack Harvel july 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026

The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, or educational or scientific directories. — Samuel Petrequin, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Mature trees donate an encyclopedia of species, including the regional pines and chestnuts planted on instruction of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria in the 1700s. — Nielsen Dinwoodie, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026