Synonyms of textbooks

textbooks

noun

plural of textbook

as in handbooks

a book used for instruction in a subject

one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handbooks
• texts
• manuals
• dictionaries
• primers
• encyclopedias
• vocabularies
• schoolbooks
• grammars
• treatises
• readers
• guides
• guidebooks
• casebooks
• references
• bibles
• spellers
• tracts
• lexica
• wordbooks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of textbooks

The teachers and students of the twentieth century also had textbooks. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026

No matter what the textbooks might say, markets are not efficient. — Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

To this day, it is seen as the traditional world map and is used in many school textbooks and atlases. — James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

The tragic day, etched into the minds of many Americans, has since been memorialized in classroom textbooks, anniversary broadcasts, museums and the stories told by survivors. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Check the leading management bestsellers and textbooks, including Gary Hamel’s Humanocracy, Eric Ries’s Incorruptible, Stephen Robbins and Mary Coulter’s Management and older classics like Michael Porter’s Competitive Strategy. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2026

But about 1 million textbooks have been destroyed in Russian attacks on publishing houses, potentially delaying deliveries for the start of the school year, Ukraine’s Education Ministry said earlier this month. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026

Expert Intelligence will be added to AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app soon, the company said, adding that support for third-party subscriptions, business research reports, and textbooks will also arrive on Gemini Notebook soon. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

The course is expected to cost the district $1,000 for photography textbooks, the presentation said. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026