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
• hardback
• encyclopedia
• 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
• 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
• bail out
• fly
• pull out
• evacuate
• dig out
• flee
• bail
• cut out
• clear out
• sally (forth)
• quit
• push off
• go off
• beat it
• clear off
• take off
• step (along)
• retreat
• 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
• begone
• emigrate
• run away
• get out
• pull stakes
• step out
• vamoose
• scarper
• go out
• desert
• remove
• abandon
• vacate
• 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
• 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

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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
• 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 book

Noun

The film is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer that spans 24 books and tells about the 10-year journey of Odysseus, king of Ithaca, returning home after the Trojan War. — Zuri Primos july 18, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Take a page out of Witherspoon’s style book in these wide-leg jeans with similar oversized front pockets. — Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Verb

Fora says its advisors have booked more than $3 billion in travel since 2021. — Jacques Ledbetter, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Court records reviewed by PEOPLE show that Larry Dean Brown was booked into the Tarrant County Corrections Center on a charge of murder intentionally causing death after being extradited from Colorado. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Noun

For years, categories like video games, trading cards and comic books occupied the margins of the auction business, existing alongside more traditional markets for fine art, rare books and historical artifacts. — Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 13 July 2026

The picture of friendship that emerges from books like McCarthy’s can feel romanticized and brittle. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Verb

Plates slide, glassware jumps, and books tumble. — Mitchell Owens, Architectural Digest, 10 June 2026

Salustri books a cottage at one of the last remaining mom-and-pop stays in Islamorada, White Gate Court, a pet-friendly collection of cottages with its own private beach. — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 3 June 2026

Phrases Containing book

• Good Book
• closed book