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

Barry Diller’s colorful, candid new memoir Who Knew is a book that can’t help but read a bit like a bookend. —Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2025

Her first book, Little Lola Frenchie Loves Bathtime, introduced young readers to Lola’s bubbly world. —Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 May 2025

Verb

After her standout performance as Glinda in last year's Wicked, which earned her an Oscar nomination, the chart-topping artist is now booked and busy on her next gig, which will be the new sequel to Meet the Parents, a rep for Universal Pictures confirms to Entertainment Weekly. —Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 May 2025

Some of the biggest U.S. airlines are quietly charging solo travelers more than passengers who book as a pair, according to recent travel industry findings. —Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025

Phrases Containing book

• Good Book
• closed book