Synonyms of encyclopedias

encyclopedias

noun

plural of encyclopedia

as in books

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of encyclopedias

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

The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

The ban won’t cover online encyclopedias, educational or scientific directories, or platforms for the development and sharing of open-source software. — Samuel Petrequin, Fortune, 20 July 2026

The cheap paperbacks with yellowed pages, outdated cookbooks, and encyclopedias can be tossed. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 June 2026

Holmquist traces his devotion to history back to age 7, when his parents bought him a set of encyclopedias. — Jim Dudlicek, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026

Google didn’t have to persuade people that typing a question into a search bar was better than navigating directories or flipping through encyclopedias. — Ira Belsky, Forbes.com, 20 Mar. 2026

Beginning in 1959, editors put in arduous work toward compiling the first encyclopedias written in Braille, the innovative code developed by Louis Braille in 19th century France. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Dec. 2025

Instead, the eight search results ranged from a general entry about online encyclopedias to seven entries primarily about Wikipedia. — NPR, 29 Oct. 2025