Synonyms of book

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noun (1)

ˈbu̇k 

1

as in paperback

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

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

2

as in Bible

capitalized a book made up of the writings accepted by Christians as coming from God

offered to swear on the Book that everything had happened just as he said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Bible
• Scripture
• Holy Writ
• Good Book
• Polyglot

3

as in newspaper

a publication that appears at regular intervals

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• newspaper
• journal
• periodical
• magazine
• paper
• review
• organ
• bulletin
• zine
• gazette
• newsletter
• serial
• yearbook
• mag
• edition
• rag
• weekly
• daily
• monthly
• quarterly
• annual
• diurnal
• digest
• sheet
• tabloid
• bimonthly
• pictorial
• little magazine
• fanzine
• supplement
• biweekly
• tab
• semimonthly
• triweekly
• newsmagazine
• semiweekly
• extra
• broadside
• slick
• newsweekly

4

as in scoop

information not generally available to the public

what's the book on the new company president?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scoop
• tip
• information
• rumor
• news
• story
• inside
• skinny
• dope
• poop
• lowdown
• 411
• dish
• word
• gossip
• hint
• pointer
• dirt
• intelligence
• tidings

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ancient history
• open secret

book

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verb (1)

1

as in to reserve

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

• reserve
• hire
• retain
• earmark
• contract
• bespeak
• engage

2

as in to move

slang to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• get
• go
• depart
• part
• start
• escape
• run along
• get off
• walk out
• peel off
• fly
• bail out
• pull out
• evacuate
• dig out
• take a walk
• flee
• bail
• cut out
• clear out
• sally (forth)
• push off
• quit
• go off
• beat it
• retreat
• clear off
• take off
• step (along)
• pack (up or off)
• push on
• hit the road
• bugger off
• pike (out or off)
• shove (off)
• bug out
• set out
• take a hike
• withdraw
• bug off
• retire
• take a powder
• buzz (off)
• strike out
• skip
• pull up stakes
• begone
• emigrate
• run away
• get out
• pull stakes
• step out
• vamoose
• scarper
• go out
• desert
• remove
• vacate
• abandon
• light out
• abscond
• scram
• forsake
• decamp
• scat
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• stay
• show up
• remain
• approach
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• close
• abide
• lodge
• reach
• hit
• land
• near
• tarry

books

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noun (2)

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
• monographs
• treatises
• anthologies
• albums
• dictionaries
• textbooks
• manuals
• papers
• encyclopedias
• catalogues
• 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
• cyclopaedias
• 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

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verb (2)

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
• departs
• goes
• gets
• walks out
• escapes
• bails out
• starts
• runs along
• packs (up or off)
• flies
• peels off
• takes a walk
• pulls out
• cuts out
• pushes off
• bails
• bugs off
• buzzes (off)
• pushes on
• beats it
• gets off
• retreats
• sallies (forth)
• goes off
• clears off
• flees
• takes off
• digs out
• evacuates
• clears out
• steps (along)
• shoves (off)
• vamooses
• takes a powder
• buggers off
• quits
• pulls up stakes
• hits the road
• retires
• bugs out
• sets out
• takes a hike
• withdraws
• pikes (out or off)
• pulls stakes
• emigrates
• skips
• 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 book

Noun

My Next Breath will be published on April 29 and is now available for preorder, wherever books are sold. —Alex Ross, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025

McInnis suggests books New Kid by Jerry Craft and Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson to read together. —Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025

Verb

He was booked at Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of battery with serious bodily injury and resisting, delaying or obstructing a police officer and was being held in lieu of $25,000 bail. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2025

And it’s all made more accessible, thanks to the ability to book using Marriott Bonvoy points. —Chris Dong, AFAR Media, 24 Apr. 2025

Phrases Containing book

• Good Book
• closed book