Merriam-Webster Dictionary App Reviews

Trouble contacting support. Downloaded app, selected the $2.99 app free option before trying the “trial period” simply trusting this would be a good experience because I’ve used this dictionary before and I grew up knowing this “dictionary name”; so, based on the rank and the name I felt safe to spend a few dollars for an ad free experience - but, the app doesn’t appear on (any of) my home screens, and it’s not ad-free. I can only access the app when I search the App Store for it - and select the blue “open” button, so my phone thinks I have the app, and it does open, but I can’t find the “app” on my fine with the “phone app search” method with the “swipe down” motion. When I’m in the app as accessed through the App Store it says I’m a paid subscriber, but it’s not ad free, and I can’t access the app outside of the App Store. So, I’m looking around for a way to contact support and I land of the MW website for help and the advice is to contact apple for support. This is not a great solution. I just want to send a message to MW. I don’t know what to do so I’m posting this review hoping to get help or get a refund.

Burtart1. Being bilingual is a privilege. However being able to speak Spanish and English, the two most frequently used languages in the world today can also be challenging. Especially when you have grown and live in multicultural society. Speaking or writing both languages correctly is very important if you want to have good and clear communication. A decade ago one would need time and plenty of space to accommodate books, notes and a couple of dictionaries on ones desk to read, write and check your spelling. Correct pronunciation was a challenge by itself. Merriam Webster simplified it all with this app. Especially when the iPhone has become my personal desk. I do a lot of reading, research and writing in social media. I also have public speaking engagements where correct and proper grammar is important. This app has helped me accomplish it all, allowing me to express myself clearly to the world.

They broke something. I have been using this app for years and always had the red title screen when I clicked it. After I looked up a word, I always would tap the back arrow to return to the initial screen. The back arrow is no longer there. I am disappointed and irritated. It changes the whole feel. Yes, there is a bar to go back to previously seen words, but I normally don't need to go back, as I have already seen that definition. Maybe they have a developer with a really poor memory. UPDATE: The developer responded that "You can still go back at anytime by swiping from the left side of the screen." My question is why they think that's good enough. There is no help in the app to tell you that. The FAQ on the m-w website doesn't mention it either. Do you expect your longtime users to read your minds? Just put it back, please. That made it obvious and intuitive, which are two important qualities in an app. MORE: Swiping from the left side worked a couple of times but is not working now.

Help me when I spell the word wrong. I purchased this app because I listen to a lot of history books on Audible. when listening to the books, I often hear words that I’ve never heard before in French phrases that don’t make any sense to me. A couple words of encounter for the first time in the past couple days are peripatetic and calumny, for example. Call me a fool, but I guessed the spelling wrong on both these words by one letter, and as a result, obtain no results in search. In contrast, a quick DuckDuckGo search automatically corrected my spelling error and presented the Merriam-Webster dictionary page directly from the search results as the first result. I just find myself in a situation, where if I have Internet access, it makes much more sense to just search it in a web browser, then rather than use the app. The only time this app is of any use to me as if I am caught completely without Internet access and I need to access something off-line. Otherwise, I end up trying to search it in the app, and then just going to Google it instead. i’ll give me the app to stars Soli book as it doesn’t have a spelling correction future or offer any suggested similar spellings. I think that people like me, who hear the word rather than see it, needs to know about this lack of a feature before they purchase. If Merriam-Webster wishes to add this feature in the future, or if it’s already there and I just don’t know how to use it, I’ll upgrade my rating to five stars.

A must read for vocabulary improvement!. I’m constantly using this vast assembly of information in order to express with improved clarity and understanding what I am trying to convey to others, as well as to enlighten my own knowledge. I have worked in the past with many people from S.E. Asia who are trying their best to learn our language and urge them to download this app as a major tool to assist in their quest of achievement. Thank you for all your efforts to bring us this invaluable resource, for those who are interested in learning English, as well as expanding our own vocabulary. P.S. After you read the dictionary, everything else is just a remix.

Sigh... Well, I’m warming to it.. This is a review of Version 4.3. Used to love it, now I hate it. It’s really pretty, but the print is so small and dim I can’t read it. I never had any problems with the previous version. Now it’s worthless to me. Guess I’ll try to reload the old iPad-only app. Update (and up to three stars from two): Okay, I just discovered you can "pinch" to enlarge the font, but then it doesn’t fit the screen and you have to slide it back and forth to read little bits of the entry at a time. It would be much better if, when resizing, the text would wrap around to fit the visible dimensions of the screen. Update 2 (up to four stars): Okay, I’m warming up to it. Another reviewer mentioned that they wished you could "back-arrow" to return to the home screen. I’ll admit that annoyed me as well, but the developer's response (swipe from the left side of the screen) solved that problem for me. And I like how you can now go back several days in case you missed the "Word of the Day." Still hope they fix the font size issue though.

Good, but some ads can’t be closed. It’s a great source for many words and even meanings, however, some ads when they end and the X is available to close the ad, the X doesn’t work and I have to close and reset the ad and then search again. It does sometimes quit randomly as well. Although this is not a “serious” issue, it happens enough that I wanted to share this in my review. As an avid reader, I need to look up meanings, phrases, and the like and it becomes quite cumbersome to constantly close and restart the app again. Hoping that this review will be heeded by the developers and omitted soon. Its typically the ad with a dragon and the X is up by the time in the top right corner. There are a few tigers that also act this way, but the dragon seems to be the common culprit. It’s visible, but it doesn’t take action when pressed. I have tried multiple times, but it will not close.

WOD and playing the games.. I look forward to the WOD. I plan my day accordingly to see how many ways that I’m, able to incorporate the WOD. Also, I enjoy playing the game! I keep playing until my phone gets hot to hold. Also, the game will slow down, immensely! I find myself saying, I’ll stop when I’ve reached 10 in a row. That has yet to happen, I tried using my stylus in hopes that it should help. To no avail, I find myself holding my phone. That way I’m able to continue playing the game. I just purchased the, IPhone X-R. I’m not sure what’s going on. Regardless, I’ll continue playing the game and all that it offers, until it becomes too slow or to hot. If anyone has any suggestions, I’d greatly appreciate any advice!

Simply the best!. I’m an unusual person who loves to read the dictionary for fun. I blame both my father who was an incredible wordsmith (and who made up games to encourage my sibs and me to expand and then use our new vocabularies) and my 4th grade teacher who taught us to love not only learning new vocabulary words but to look at how a word is put together (prefixes, suffixes, root words) and to become word detectives by looking for certain characteristics that would give away the national origin of the word. I’m also an avid reader who underlines any word I don’t know and then writes the definition in the margin of the page the word is on. Through the years I’ve tried using a variety of different dictionaries, but the one that I trust most is Merriam-Webster. It gives me the most complete information that I need about pronunciation(s), definitions, word origin (one of my favorite bits) plus synonyms, antonyms, and proper usage of the word. The games are great fun and keep me on my toes, so to speak, helping me sharpen my skills and add new words to my vocabulary. No other dictionary does so much and does it so well! Many thanks.

Premium App vs Subscription?. Great dictionary app! However, Merriam does not make clear the difference between the Premium app (one time payment of $4.99) and the Original app with a yearly subscription ($2.99/year and $5.99/year). The premium app lists all of it’s features in the App Store, but the Original (free) app says you pay $2.99 for removal of ads and $5.99 for “additional features”. There is no information about this on there website either, so how is a consumer supposed to decide on which to purchase? Will the Premium app eventually be phased out for just the subscription model? I purchased the $5.99 subscription before I knew about the Premium app. I remember there being information on the features before purchase. But now that I’ve purchased it, the section with the features has disappeared. I wasn’t aware of a one time payment premium app, so now I want to compare and see if I’m getting my money’s worth. This information needs to be readily available and in plain sight. Can someone from Merriam please respond with this information? I email you but got and auto response saying “ Due to the volume of correspondence we receive, we unfortunately cannot personally respond to each message” and the generic info included in that email did not answer my question. Otherwise great app. Best dictionary for Americans.

Great, and Helpful, App. I’m still in school, so something like a portable dictionary can be really handy. Though I don’t pay for the premium so I can’t look up everything(especially names) it’s still extremely helpful. Sometimes I hear this strange word on TV or see it in a novel I’m reading and wonder what it is. Sometimes I’m doing school and something asks for the exact definition of a word. Instead it trooping to my basement and flipping for ages through gigantic, long, make your eyes bleed pages, I turn to my phone charging behind me and switch on this app. I’m also a small time writer, so the thesaurus is REALLY helpful when looking for that just right word to fit your story and writing style. I also love the quizzes-they’re really unique and honestly do teach me words. It’s a little tempting slice of the Quissitive app. I can’t wait until next week’s comes out. This also very easy to navigate, and everything is clear and concise-so if your not sure you want to use some electronic confusing dictionary, never mind that. Webster is just a few clicks and you’re to your definitions, and one more easy to see button will lead you to the thesaurus. Making an account is easy too! Great app overall; It’s helped me a ton through school, writing, and my endeavors to increase my vocabulary. Thanks, Merriam Webster! No complaints here on my part.

Satisfied ☺️. I rated it 1 star because most people read the negative reviews first. This app not only gives you clear definitions and examples of words that can help you improve your vocabulary, but it also has little games to test it! Although it’s game section is not as flashy and competitive as other word games out there, it gets the job done if you are looking for a way to improve your vocabulary skills, reading skills, and comprehension skills. Sometimes the simplest things work the best. In order to remain good at something, one must continue to practice it. Only then would ones’ knowledge/skills progress. Literacy in all forms (reading, writing, speaking, hearing/comprehension) is a skill that needs practice daily, yet less people each day participate in it. It kinda makes you wonder/understand why people are the way they are, how it correlates to the construction of our society today/future, and how it reflects our treatment towards each other as human beings. Spread love and understanding, not hate and control.❤️✝️✊🏿🏳️‍🌈🚺

Need More Time for Challenge Quizzes. I like the app and I love playing the weekly challenge games. However, I am considering not renewing my subscription because you guys are stingy with the challenge games and it is annoying. 10 seconds to read the question, think, analyze, and select the correct answer? The short time is especially noticeable since some of the questions are as long as a paragraph, in addition to the fact that we have to sometimes scroll down to see all four answer options because they’re so long. 10 seconds is not enough time. Give a time of at least 15 seconds time for each quiz question in every game. Remember, some users use these weekly challenges as an opportunity to further familiarize themselves with obscure words. Make the learning process and information retention a friendlier interaction, not tedious and undermining to users.

Started as a tool for Scrabble, but find myself using it more and more. Per the heading, I thought this would be handy for scrabble, but otherwise didn’t anticipate much of a need for it. Then I discovered the speaker button found in the pronunciation section for each word. As a voracious reader, I’ve seriously been wishing for this all of my life. The phonetic symbols are useful, but there’s something reassuring about hearing the words spoken. And honestly, it was never worth the effort to look up the pronunciation of a word, since the pronunciation seemed obvious (classic pitfall). Today I clicked the word of the day feature for the first time, (helpfully archived if you’re in the mood to do some learning), and I was finally inspired to write a review. Many words may be familiar, but they also include plenty of unusual words that have fallen out of common usage. What I like the most is coming across the words that I understand, but which perhaps have a nuance or specificity that I had previously missed (looking up specificity after I finish this review). Even if you don’t think you’ll use this app much, you may be surprised. Very useful and highly recommended.

Great for learning!. First, it’s awesome for providing the spoken pronunciation of the word you are looking up. Very helpful if you’re only familiar with a certain word because you keep coming across it in your reading. I like that the definitions go into great detail about the origins of the words. Each entry also includes similar words so you really get a feel for a variety of words that also pertains to what you’re looking up. Second, the games are actually really fun and I’ve learned a ton of new vocabulary. It also helps build your knowledge base so you can more easily determine the definition of a word based on context when you are reading certain things. And it truly is fun to try to increase your personal best. If you repeat a level, the words change so you aren’t just memorizing things. Very useful little app. I learn new things every time I open it up.

I love you. The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the one that I saw on the news last night that was a little bit more than a little bit of a little bit bigger than the one I saw on Facebook and it looked pretty much identical and the second thing that was the other day when you looked on Facebook you said it had been taken out but you never showed up on Facebook or Facebook and then it said you didn’t even showed the other picture you were in your Facebook page so you didn’t even see the pictures and I was just wondering what it looked and then you didn’t see the pictures you sent you didn’t see it and I didn’t even know you didn’t see that I just thought you didn’t know that you didn’t see anything I was like oh I was just curious

EeBee. Love love love this app, misspelling and grown people not knowing how to use verbally or written English drives me crazy. Therefore I drive people crazy. I’m Native America, knowing about our history and how our Native language was stolen makes me even more determined to speak and write English correctly. I will never understand the white man trying to assimilate us into their culture, making us learn their language yet they couldn’t even teach us how to speak and write it properly. I get so tired of hearing people make fun of us and how we talk. I’ve often wondered if we had to learn English because the invaders wasn’t smart enough to learn our language. Thank you so much for this wonderful app. I just wished more people used it. It is awesome!!! I live in NC, so I talk with that old southern draw, but for some reason we Lumbee still have a way of speaking the southern dialect a little different than other southerners even here. I don’t care where I go people want to hear me talk, or we can be in a different part of NC, well for that matter anywhere in the USA away (Robeson County NC), someone will hear us or we’ll here them and it’s on…!! @“Hey cuz you from RobesonCounty?” “Where you from and whose yer people?” Anyhow I love home and my “people.” I hope it never changes, every country, state and city needs to learn and keep alive the things that keeps them interesting, different and unique. 🪶🦅

Happy I Made The Purchase. First no ads! The price is cheap, the definitions are accepted everywhere in the US, including Court documents; the definitions are clear; it’s quick compared to other ways - which quick is very good sometimes; it’s constantly updated; copy and paste since we are mostly on technology. For a few bucks a year - I’m very happy - costs less than the book that you cannot do any of this with. If words are important to you (which they should be — you need to say what you mean and mean what you say) then it’s nice to know why you’re saying and different ways of explaining - great for versatility. But I don’t want to do all their advertising for them, they don’t pay me! So it’s good buy it, worth it.

Ads | \ 'adz: An excuse to delete an app.. Irritating. I paid for this app years ago. Then they started serving ads, so I deleted the app. I decided to try it again, but the ads are still ridiculous. I have to pay $9.99 for another version that doesn’t have ads. It’s a bit steep compared to other apps. I don’t fault a developer for needing to have more income than my one purchase years ago. I do fault a developer who chooses ads that are intrusive, cover over the word I am trying to look up, and never go away. I routinely have to force quit this app to get around these annoying ads. They load the App Store (something Apple shouldn’t allow) and never finish displaying. If I can’t use the app because of the ads, what’s the point of having the app? Here’s my big issue. Because the ad presentation is so odious, and because I already paid for this app years ago, I have no faith that shelling out 10 bucks for the ad free version won’t put me in the same situation a year or two down the road. I wouldn’t mind the ads if they weren’t so intrusive. Now I’m just deleting your app again and denying you ad revenue. Well done.

Great app!!. A+ on the app. Easy search for dictionary and/or thesaurus, even offline! Also includes online audio pronunciation. Favorite words and view your recent searches. I especially enjoy the Word of the Day and the quizzes. It even gives a new weekly quiz each week. (Internet access necessary to receive Word of the Day and weekly quizzes, then they are available offline.) I never paid for anything and have never gotten ads. Like most apps it has bugs... particularly a problem with the search bar dropping down from the top of the screen. This is especially annoying when you're trying to play a quiz game and it covers the countdown time and score. It simply does this randomly. Hopefully they will fix this issue soon. Also there are no back arrows. If you're wondering how to go back... just swipe away from the left edge of the screen. The same method can be used for moving forward to a previous screen (after going back). Simply swipe away from the right side. Why are you waiting? Download now and enjoy!!

Pretty good. One of the features I like the most is the oral annunciation that is provided with each word. I prefer to hear the word’s annunciation rather than sounding it out and assuming I’m right. I also like the word of the day feature. I do wish there was a ‘back’ button feature. You can use the ‘recent’ selection in the drop down menu but it is limited in its capability. A simple back arrow that is available on each page would drastically improve the UI/UX. Also not all words are treated the same. Many words have more descriptions, better examples, history etc. Some of that I believe can be attributed to the word itself, but some words like “festinate” still have slim to no definitions, synonyms, antonyms, examples etc. Overall it is pretty good and I would recommend it.

Frustrating. I don’t understand why there would be two versions of this app in the App Store, a paid and unpaid. When the unpaid version has TONS of words that can’t even be accessed without being prompted to buy the full version. In addition to that, every third word lookup seems to bring up an advertisement that cannot be exited out from. Just a never-ending pop up that you have to close and restart the app just to get out of. If this is the FREE version, than advertisements are necessary, I get that. But at least give me the option to close out of it after 15-20 seconds or something. Also, why put in words with definitions that are unavailable, unless you pay? Isn’t there a whole other app for that? If I’m limited to only a certain number of words, make that clear. Don’t go around teasing this whole array of words that aren’t even accessible to the free-using people that chose to install the app. I downloaded for the sake of convenience. Seemed like this would be a solid alternative to using google every time I needed quick access to a definition. I mean this is a DICTIONARY, right? Back to google it is.

Took too long to find the word and showed least common definition. Searched for involute; it took about 45 seconds of a white screen with a loading bar to pull the word up and it showed the least technical usage not the formal usage which you would expect. I had been spoiled by successfully searching and finding definitions using a web browser which pops up the definition in the bar before you can even finish typing but I figured I’d download the dictionary just to have it and use it when offline etc, but I’d rather not delay my searching time by about 100x just to use the app especially when it didn’t even show the formal usage definition which by the way is “involved or intricate”. Ads are unappealing too. Every app these days has to sacrifice user experience to make an extra penny and it all unfortunate but I suppose in a world where you can put out basically any low level of product and still catch some users in the funnel; it’s worth it to the developers, as the pennies add up. You aren’t getting mine however, or any user who has respect for their experience .

Dictionary: great, Ads: TERRIBLE. I typically don’t mind viewing ads for the trade off of a free ad but the pop up ads here are extremely bothersome. They “pop up” and take over the entire screen and shouting at you in an outrageously loud voice asking you to complete an action or interact with the ad in some way all while displaying the false appearance of an X in the upper right corner making you think you can click out of the ad, but nooo you can’t, the X is fake and doesn’t work so your only option is to close the app and reopen it. Then promptly after reopening the app another similar ad pops up and you go thru the same ordeal. Like I said I don’t mind viewing ads, but these ads are just outrageous. They are so loud and since you’re not expecting it, they totally catch you off guard and startle the hell out of you. I realize the remedy to this is paying for a subscription, but honestly I find these ads so rude and in your face that I’m turned off by the entire app and am considering uninstalling it and going back to the old dictionary app I was using before.

Love this app. I stumbled across the Word of the Day a few years ago, and was getting it in my email every morning. I word share it on social media every day. But then it stopped coming. Seriously, MW, what’s up with that? I checked my spam folder, I tried unsubscribing and then subscribing again, but nothing. It just would not send. (I know...this doesn’t really seem like a 5 star review, does it? Stay with me, it gets better. 😂) But finally it dawned on me that I was using the website a lot to look up words, either in the dictionary or the thesaurus, and that I should just look for the app. Hey, I’m 62 and a little slow with technology, OK? I love the app, and I use every day...usually several times a day. I look up meanings of unfamiliar words, of course. But I use the thesaurus a lot. When I am writing an email, or text, or posting on social media I frequently find myself searching my brain for a word that I know is perfect for the context, but my brain just can’t seem to grab onto. (Old and slow, remember?) I go to the thesaurus and start putting in words that are similar, but not quite what I’m looking for. Most of the time, I find the word I want. Occasionally I don’t, but I do find an acceptable substitute. I still check out the WOD, and share it on social media. And I am absolutely LOVING the way they subtly (and sometimes not so subtly) throw shade at the current President and administration. It’s a master class in shade throwing. 😎😂

This app greatly fills my needs. I love being able to carry a dictionary with me everywhere I go, and it is still mostly accessible offline, I always come across words and I know what they mean but not really and looking them up is very important and beneficial for me especially when reading the Bible, I come across a world and don’t full understand what’s trying to be translated and it helps to stop and look it up, or I come across words online and to stop and look them up is very convenient, and the app is simple to use and add supported there is a version where you pay and get more but so far I have access to every word I’ve looked up it even has a button and a voice will say the word which is nice, and there are some word games you can play but I don’t. I haven’t had other dictionary apps this is all I e needed so far as f I ever don’t find what I need here I wind up googling a word and that is a good substitute but not always an option

Great addition to phone!. This has always been my number one dictionary to pick up first and the one I always referred to when expanding my vocabulary and to aid my understanding of the different meanings of a word based on the context it’s used in. I remember when I was a little kid I would just pick up a dictionary (especially Merriam-Webster), sit down, and start reading through it randomly learning new words. Now with this App on my phone I do like the idea of having a dictionary with me everywhere I go, that I can literally carry around with me in my pocket. Whenever I bring it up to check something I don’t even have to turn a single page to find the word I’m looking up. I guess I just appreciate the multitude of uses that technology brings us, the fact that I already appreciated the physical book itself before smartphones even existed and that I just like everyone else had to remember and or write down everyone’s landline number has something to do with it too. This App is definitely useful to have, and it has come in-handy for me on numerous occasions. So far for me it has been working smoothly, no glitches or anything. I absolutely recommend this app if your looking for a good reputable dictionary to have as a part of your phone’s abilities.

Ads aren’t bad. This is a great dictionary/thesaurus app that is very easy and quick to use. I’ve seen several reviews complaining about ads, but they really aren’t that bad. There’s usually a little one across the bottom, but it isn’t distracting. Also if you search another word for the second time during when you have the app open, it might pull up a still ad, but you can click the x immediately and get back to the dictionary. That’s all the ads it has. Not bad, especially if you just look up one or two words every once in a while. P.S. when I first got this app I had a little trouble finding the thesaurus, as there’s no obvious button to switch to it. Here’s how you get to it: when you click the search bar, the option pops up to search dictionary or thesaurus right below it. (Obviously you shouldn’t have the same problem if you use the dictionary first, but if you try to look for the thesaurus first, that’s how you do it.)

AMAZING APP MUST GET SUPER HELPFUL!!. This is an amazing app it works great and the word of the day is great I learn new words every day and the answers are imaginative and they use real references like in a book or a movie. Plus the user interface is really thought out. It’s really easy to maneuver. I find it difficult to exit the application, it is a very captivating app. A must get, every time a hear a word I do not recognize it’s very easy to look that same word up by voice or keypad very helpful. Much better than google or another online dictionary. With Merriam Webster it makes learning fun and with the thesaurus included it really is practical to have wether you’re a student that needs a pocket dictionary or a eager learner this app is for everyone! Thank you for such a great app Merriam Webster!

Webster vs Merriam-Webster dictionary. Years ago I purchased the Webster’s 3rd international dictionary for my iPad and it was wonderful and the price was outrageous. It was about $79. But my wife has a masters in linguistics so it was well worth it. Then one day it was gone and an updated replacement was the much more limited Merriam-Webster dictionary. What a let down after having the really useful, and informative informative version. To add insult to injury, the company now wants me to pay a yearly fee to just get rid of the ads, and even more money to get a richer version of this new limited replacement. When you pay $79 for an app, the least they could do would be to give you one without ads when they replace the original with a watered down version. The new version is OK but I am forced back to using the hard backed book version when at home and I sure don’t lug it around with me so I’m stuck with the puny app version when away from home. What a disappointment.

Deleting This App!!!. I didn’t mind the app changing to require ads for free usage. I understand the need to ads on free apps. There are 3 types of ads I don’t like nor appreciate on apps I use, though: political, excessive, and phishing. When I opened the app, I got an ad that appeared to mimic the full storage notification iPhone users get. Had I not already known that I only use less than half my storage, I may have tapped on that ad. Ads like these are NOT ADS!!! They are phishing attempts. And for any app to allow this type of advertising clearly isn’t paying attention to the types of ads their ad service is showing their users. That, or they just don’t care because they still get paid. I can’t imagine the number of people that use this app, saw that ad, and tapped on it thinking it was legitimate. Deleting this app and I encourage others to do the same. Just remember, if it’s free, you’re the product being sold. Many online services don’t care at all who they are selling your usage to. This app, I’m learning, is one of them.

Oma Brady. I’ve been using Merriam-Webster Dictionary for almost two decades, and I have to say that is the most useful tool I’ve had in my endeavor to learn English. I love the way this dictionary explains the definition of each word. Also, the sentences that are included as examples on how to use those words are very helpful. I love it! I use this dictionary all the time. I work as a English/Spanish Certified Court Interpreter so I hear new, sophisticated words on a daily basis. Whenever that happens, I access the app on my cell phone to look up the meaning of those words immediately. If I don’t have time to read it, then I save it and read it later. Merrim-Webster is a valuable, accessible, easy to use dictionary for me to increase my knowledge of the English language.

Word of the day. Downloading the app right now with high hopes. Was looking for an app that will give me a word each day to learn. I’ve been searching through many app, but most of them had complains abt ads that would even give u the time to finish reading info abt a word. The apps’ excuse was that they needed ads to survive. Well, i guess it’s kinda true, but not for me. I am too impatient to go through that. I finally found this one. Being a big website and app, i am hoping i wouldn’t have to go through ads just to check out a “word of the day.” what convinced me was the review of user Cidaddict (if i remember correctly) mentioning emails abt “word of the day” and right below his review an update history mentioning the app now had word of the day as widget. Deal! I’m in! Let’s see how it goes. I would update if i have to give less stars. If I do not update my review, consider me deeply satisfied.

I can finally use a word in MY PERSONAL VOCABULARY. I love using this app...I always need a dictionary to look up descriptions...a small amount of big words are not used in MY dictionary due to my uncertainty of the correct use or meaning...there are of course many more uses of this app, but what I use it for, is to build my vocabulary...AND LEARN...every time I look up a word in this dictionary, I cant seem to do under 10 minutes...at least...lol...due to where each word takes me...once the word is opened, you can tap on any number of other words in describing that such word...by doing this, I am learning their description, their origins, their uses and their most amazing history in some cases...I love this app...the only reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 is because if u misspell the word in the end, you don’t get anymore options for the word your looking for and/or if you use the wrong vowel and can’t figure it out, it’s a bust...if the can find a way to give you options of different ways to spelling what u might be looking for, then you’d get 5 ⭐️!, BUT GREAT APPLICATION AND DICTIONARY...IVE ALWAYS LOVED WEBSTERS DICTIONARIES!...thank you AmyB

Numerous great features. Top favorite features: Keeps a search history automatically. Looking up multiple words and forget the meaning of one, go to “recent”. There’s a list in the order they where originally searched. Favorites. Hit the heart icon and the word is saved for ease of retrieval. It will still be in the “recent” list, but if you look up a lot of words like I do, “favorites” becomes a time saver. Hit the speaker icon and the app will pronounce the word for you. Ton of features to explore. These are just my favorites. Almost forgot my version is free, but instead of jumping you to a commercial after you look up a few words, it has ad banners you can read or ingnore but don’t actually interrupt what you’re doing. Love it!

A wonderful tool for creating ideas!. I love to write. I am in the middle of my first manuscript, and I regularly write prose poetry. I have been able to find unique and unusual words to use so my thoughts are expressed in a different manner in each of my works. Meridian-Webster is easy to use, offers a wide variety of synonyms and antonyms, and the definition is easily understood when trying to find a word that fits the context in which I am trying to convey. I have played around with other sources just to see if there is any other words that are available that M-W might not have listed. It has been my experience that the words offered in M-W are complete and that the offerings are quite a bit more significant in number and complexity compared to the ones I dabbled in. I come back time and time again to assist me in keeping my words fresh and engaging in my writing style. I can definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for something different and mundane. I subscribe for the year at an unbelievable low cost and get way more than what one would expect for such a small cost!

Dark Mode is amazing. Large text too!!!. Been a fan of the Merriam-Webster dictionary for years. The latest release now includes Dark Mode. The app looks amazing in Dark Mode. They said they also made accessibility improvements. I was surprised to see the app now fully supports large text sizes. Most apps ignore the text size in system preferences but not Merriam-Webster. I no longer need my glasses when using the app. All I can say is WOW! Thanks for the great update. I did purchase the subscription for $5.99 a year. A great deal for an app that keeps getting better with each update. $5.99 a year for the best definitions, dark mode, accessibility, word of the day and fun word quizzes…perfect.

Best Word of the Day App + Fun Games. I used to read constantly in my youth and into my twenties but it’s so difficult to find ample time to physically crack open a book these days and read the amount of content that satisfies me, so I started listening to more audiobooks to keep up with my “reading” while performing menial tasks like washing dishes and cleaning floors/etc. But I have to admit my vocabulary unfortunately seems to be paying the price for this convenience! But the WOTD calendar and word games help to continue the expansion of my vocabulary, and while sometimes they are words I already know they are usually words that can be used in writing and sometimes even every day conversation, and it’s nice to be reminded of those fleeting words that aren’t quite seared into memory. There are so many WOTD calendars/apps that seem to think finding the most useless, nonsensical and out of date words in the English language is some great accomplishment, but it’s a waste of everyone’s time in my opinion. The point is to expand the vocabulary of words still in use, or words that at least have an interesting backstory... and Merriam Webster does just that in my opinion. Check out the games as well, fun and educational for all levels of proficiency!

Best dictionary. Forget about the euro trash British spellings. Merriam Webster will teach you how to spell words like a freedom fighter emanating from the land of the free. Spell words like a free man, will ya? All levity aside, I owe a great deal to Merriam Webster since it’s the only dictionary app that lets me save words and idioms. I regularly pull up saved words and go over the expressions I’ve saved recently. It’s also come in handy during a parlor game where each person writes down an expression—preferably an idiom with a vivid image—pass it on to the next person who’ll draw the expression. “Throw down the gauntlet” was my idiom of choice and there’s only so much stick figures can do, I’ll tell you that much. Anyway, if you haven’t installed Merriam Webster, you’re missing out

Definitions That I Feel are Reliable and Precise. I like using this app to search for the definitions of words that are unfamiliar to me. In fact, the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary was recommended to my classmates and I by my eighth-grade English teacher as the most reliable online dictionary source (for her class), so I actually feel that I am receiving precise and accurate definitions for words that I find unfamiliar as opposed to “Googl(ling)” them elsewhere. When I discovered that the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary had an app, I was sold; now I can search for definitions even quicker than before via this app on my cellphone instead of my laptop. Between seeing “big words” in the books that I read and wanting to know if I am really using a word in the correct context, this app really comes in handy for me.

It can challenge me. I have an excellent vocabulary proven by many tests and games of this type. In one hour (while paying attention to the news) I played all three games and reached the top competency of all three as well as trying to score no mistakes in the least amount of time. I have had smart phones since they have been available and have resisted until now playing any without someone (my sister, usually) trying to talk me into it. The Mirriam Webster app games broke through my resistance. Even the “beyond difficulty” level is not impossibly difficult, but there are words and pictures (What is This?) and the True and False questions that I don’t know. That is where my fun comes from - learning something I hadn’t previously known. I also learned that some of the questions have rather nit-picky answers. Some of the questions require somewhat closer reading than I gave, sacrificing the closer reading for the sake of speedy answers. But, it is only a game played for my own amusement. I am not going to get my knickers in a twist if I am not perfect. Didn’t Watson prove superior to any human competitors? Isn’t that the point of AI? Scary, but true! Lizzibet

Validation !. In my quest for knowledge at an advanced age is a wonderful thing . However , as with most everything in life , there are always setbacks , unseen and unmentioned pitfalls to one’s pursuits . I think a word that may sum up what I’m trying to say to best define this word I’m looking for would be …,,,,,,,, reality ! The real reality of knowledge pursuit is time. Your dictionary , at least for me in my limited capacity , would be to say has accelerated my quest . With this dictionary , I can go from a covered wagon to a space ship in one leap. Gone are the days of looking up a word , and then looking up most words contained in the definition of the first word that was looked up . Move over idle low n drive ., here comes warp speed ! Thank You

The Great Equalizer. Most times both men and women use words to which they grew up with. However, most conflicts are started or taken to higher levels simply, because of the choice of words we use towards each other in society. When using words lightly without true understanding and sometimes origin , can serve as a disaster between individuals. The human tongue can be used as a sword intentionally and unintentionally. The great equalizer in communication is to seek understanding for yourself first with words. Now, when you communicate casually, in relationships, or business with others; we have both simple and complex words at our disposal to communicate effectively. The Webster app serves as a tool to assist us with the true understanding of words and the success deployment of words. By Rick J. Lewis

Yikes. Look. Like everyone I USED to read books. (Books are small, square things that hold paper ((paper is a man-made product of trees)) (((trees are them large stand up things with green things on em, they live outside))) with typing on the pages). But FF 20 years and my vocabulary is like max 10 words. So getting this app makes me see that a) Jesus Christ I need to read a real book again and b) my memory recollection still works. So this app for the vocabulary quiz is fan-bloody-tastic. When my internet is out (I’ve got like adult ADHD so I need to look at reddit or an app or a game) this is my new go-to app. I just keep trying to unlock the vocabulary quiz levels. It kind of makes me miss university and writing thesis papers lol omg that’s sad. But it’s also a mind game to try to use big words and confuse everyone so you can be like yeah I got a vocab wassup lol anyway 10/10

Great. My favorite app.. Great tool while reading articles. I had to write words at the end of book along with the page number, and look them up latter in a paper dictionary. With the pager number, I could go back to the sentence, to see the meaning used in the text. Now I can do both when encountering an unknown word. Please add a “sounds like” feature; I am a horrible speller of words I hear. I am sunk, when hearing words like pneumonia or psychology and miss the first letter. There is no way I can add letters to make the dictionary recognize the word I want. Missing the correct vowel also makes it difficult to get close to the correct word. I have difficulty picking the correct A, E, I, sometimes O for the correct sound. Thank you.

Wonderful!. The search for words is fast and easy; the definitions straightforward. I’ve always kept a dictionary next to me when reading as guessing the meaning of unfamiliar words based on the context in which they appear could mean me misunderstanding the authors point. What a joy it is to cast aside my large and heavy printed edition and just keep my phone with this app next to me. It’s physically easier, it’s more comfortable (the dictionary on a sofa is inherently in the way), and it’s certainly much much faster to look things up this way. And, it’s rare when this app doesn’t contain the word I am looking for. I will always keep my printed dictionary for sentimental reasons, but in all reality, looking words up here makes so much more sense.

Great Dictionary but games are horribly flawed. I love this app. It’s easy to use and a great dictionary. But the word games available on the app have one serious, obvious flaw. The games are fun and I enjoy playing them. There are different levels of difficulty and you have to earn a certain number of points in order to advance to the next level. The number of points required to advance to the next level is ridiculous. For instance, in one of their vocabulary games you must earn 2,800 points to advance from the light difficulty to medium. You get 10 questions to reach this number, with a randomized mixture of questions worth different points. Of the many questions that I have received, I’ve only identified 3 different point questions. 100, 200, and 300. I often get mostly 100 point questions, some 200 point questions, and one or two 300 point questions. Some simple math points out a grave oversight. Even if I answer all of the questions correctly, I would need a lot of 300 point questions to make reaching the next level possible. Since the type of questions seem randomized and have never added up to equal 2,800, how am I supposed to advance? If there’s nothing that I’m missing, whoever designed the games lacked some essential logic.

My concern about the dictionary/thesaurus. It’s a good dictionary because it has a thesaurus for you to use if you’re having trouble with something like a word, synonym, or an antonym you can look it up because I’m doing all my homework assignments from my English 3 class but otherwise I’m sure some of y’all got it to and knows what to do with it you know I’m in the 11th grade (junior) and the common sense vs. context clues will pop up into your brains. It will help you out with lots and lots of stuff they’ll fight to get all the help that you’ll be needed for and if y’all are struggling and teachers won’t tell you how or what to do with whatever you’re talking about there’s not going to be no fussing, wining, or complaining.

A Must-Have App. First, let’s face it, this is Miriam-Webster. The app is basically the electronic version of their hard cover books. So synonyms, antonyms and the like, are included. I sometimes will use it as a Thesaurus. What’s really cool is the audio pronunciation feature! This is really handy when you come upon a new word and don’t know how to pronounce it. I really like the way this dictionary app helps you quickly find the word you are searching for, especially if you aren’t sure how to spell it! As you type in each letter of the subject word, the auto fill feature starts to list possible words. You can select your word when it comes up on the list, or keep typing until your word comes up. It’s also a quick and easy way to learn how to spell!

Lost its efficiency.... I still really love the app, it’s so useful for my writing, but since one of the recent updates you have to pay a yearly subscription to be able to see the definition for certain words, whereas before the update I could see the definition for those very same words without needing to pay, it’s a little disappointing that this app has went in the direction of payed subscriptions, I would have bought the payed version gladly if it were a one time payment, but not everyone is going to want to worry about a subscription, even if it is yearly. I know you have to make your money somehow, so I do understand, but I wish it were a one time payment instead of subscription...The reason I got this app is because I wanted an offline dictionary and it has worked very well, but if I can’t find the words in the app that I need then I probably will have to use google, which is beside the point. It’s a great app, I am just not one for subscriptions. (The games are really fun though.) (:

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No audio pronunciation. Please fix the audio pronunciation problem. Never seems to work. Yes I have a strong internet connection.

Handy. Helpful and can be used offline

Very Easy and Unique Descriptions. It’s an easy app to use and the layout is very user friendly. Highly recommended for a free product

Dictionary review. This dictionary is helpful for searching the meaning of words, with contemporary explanation, and added information, often includes a reference of the history date and nationality of the origin of a word. Enlightening and helpful thanks!

Enjoy free dictionary. Commercial advertising is often pop up, but it is ok for me and can continue afterward. I often recommend to my friends to use.

Pay annually to remove ads! Not happy. This is a rip off having to pay to remove your ads annually. Besides your ads are mostly inappropriate for kids. I would like to give you a 'zero' star.

Great App. It is a great and very useful app which I have used so far for dictionary and thesaurus

You are fine so don’t ask again. Though I paid it.

We enjoy playing “name that thing” however…. I hope there would be lots of random stuffs to guess and more levels to come.. same thing in true or false.. in OFFLINE mode..

Review. I would enjoy it if this stoped showing up!😠

Pictures!!. This app is ok it is just that I think pics would make it even more better. It’s just that pics make it better

M W is the best of the best.. I love it. Very helpful and informative, the sounding of words is really amazing. M W is my favourite and is the number one dictionary of all times. I recommend it to all. Thank you M W.

Gr8!. Merriam Webster has all I could possibly have for increasing my knowledge in vocabulary! I use it almost any time when completing my English Homework! This is good enough that it was supposed to be used for my school! You can even use Merriam Webster’s own website. The only thing that I wish it didn’t have was ads!

Ganga. Pretty handy but many, many words do not appear in the thesaurus although they are rarely missed in the dictionary. Certainly a leaning towards US rather than UK but still useful.

The Best Free Dictionary. I’ve tried some others, this is the best without a doubt, easy to understand, gives word examples in everyday speech with helpful sentences using the word in question. I would be lost without it, a necessary aid in my Bible study.

Amazing. It is an amazing and wonderful app but there are few things that I don't like.

Great App. Easy to use with many features--it's well used!

Ads with sound.. I've been using the free version of this app for as long I can remember and it was great. I get why you guys show adverts for the free version and I have nothing against it, but recently I've been getting adverts with blasting sound everytime I open this app. Its infuriating.

Fantastic App. The major plus is that the pronouncing is crystal clear. Good examples about the usage.

Awesome😍. This helped me find meanings faster for my homework.I love this it is so amazing I finished everything in just a few minutes!❤️😘💕🙂🤩

Love it. This is my favourite app. Informative, fun, easy to use with definitions of words; original meanings; quizzes of words both old and new plus a word of the day. I thought my vocabulary was quite good, but it is improving daily! As I love to read and find the English language fascinating, I can’t recommend this app highly enough.

Word games are fantastic. Word games are fantastic

Really good. They have a lot of descriptive words some that I never knew.

Great app. I love this app but it takes a long time to load the word

Great dictionary app. I particularly like this dictionary app. It’s easy to use and pretty, not too many ads, and has good thorough definitions, often with a little well-written etymological note.

Purchase subscription twice but adds still appear. I purchased a subscription twice but adds still appear.

Can’t go without. Great app, never has to buy a bulky dictionary & very handy too. Give the right spelling if one in doubt & also help to pronounce the words. Great to use.

My go to app when I want to find out the meaning of words.. Very helpful.

Very professional. No other useless “fancy” functions. Just dictionary! Very good tool.

Neat.. My backpack was heavy, I had stuff to do and no more fun. I’ve used Merriam Webster dictionary for about a year and it’s been so helpful and a LIFE CHANGER it has helped me so many times and I highly recommend this app if you study often or don’t have a dictionary. Best free dictionary app so far :3

Not bad for a US reference. I use it when off line too! Even does pronunciation..

Best. This is the best ever dictionary I found will pay special thanks to person who recon this . Believe me only few people know about it. 😎😘👍🏻

Early Days. Ive literally only had the app 5 mins and its asked for a review. I did a word search online and ended up playing a word game at the end of the definition, i was then prompted to save my score by creating an account which I didn’t want to do as we all have too many of them so I checked out the app and now I have that access without the emails, notifications and everything else that comes with an account. Loving it so far.

Saved Words.... Do not sync between devices, but they do show in the same list on the web version. Please address this flaw.

Perfect!. As an app it's beautifully constructed, but as a dictionary in my pocket it's IMHO the best that I use. I appreciate that it addresses British English so well too.

Same App, Pay Twice. I, like many other Merriam-Webster users, bought their Collegiate dictionary a while back for a purchase price of AUD$30. Now, with iOS 11, they stop support for that app and—weeks later—release a “brand new” dictionary requiring existing customers to pay again ... to remove ads. This is shameful behaviour. Imagine you buy an app and then it stopped working. The developer refuses to update it. The next day, the same company releases basically the same app, but wants you to pay again to use it. Absolutely shameful behaviour, and I’m surprised Apple would allow this.

Fun and informative. Excellent dictionary and thesaurus. Also enjoyable to use.

Well designed. Easy to find listings & layout. Great work. I would definitely recommend this app to anyone who is serious about checking correct spelling and usage with meaning choices.

The Best E-E Dictionary For ESL Learner. Provide you with easy-understanding definitions beside full definition as well as examples and synonyms, which helps a lot with choosing words for essay writing. This app have been helping me save a huge amount of time 😘👏

A wonderful dictionary. I always use this app for my bilingual study.

Love the word games. But I wish they’d change the words occasionally. I’ve seen them all and if I practice I can get so many of the How Good is your vocabulary sets of ten correct that they kick me out.

Good but it keeps crashing. The app is very useful and fun however it keeps crashing and that gets annoying.

Primary -early High School - level dictionary. Frequently unable to define significant words! Very Limited scope or usefulness. However it is free, hence associated with adverts that slow you up when making a 2nd search.

Amazing 🤩. I love this app because it has an understandable meaning for words and explains it very well. I wouldn’t have done well in spelling if it weren’t for this! I highly recommend and suggest this app to anyone who’s looking for a dictionary app!

Merriam-Webster. It is very helpful and very useful and very informative

Tutor. I’m getting so much of my tutoring homework done! I have my iPad right next to me, right at Merriam Webster, typing a ridiculously hard word. So thank u for such a lovely and interesting app.

Great app. Words displayed in the meanings can be touched to get their meaning as well and it has been impressively designed. This can be upgraded by adding collocations and more current news sentences.

Excellent. I am really happy that you fixed the problem i was facing with this application. It is working very well now and is indeed a useful dictionary! Thanks 🙏

Great but not for iPhone 12. Love this app but cannot enjoy the full experience. When adverts play I am unable to click out on the X as it is placed on the screen at the very top right hand side and instead the phone will drop down the control panel. So I have to close the app to start again! The X needs to placed elsewhere or larger. But great content

Best. As a writer and word lover, this is my favourite app. Use it almost daily. The Instagram page for MW is also tops. Amazing work to everyone behind the scenes who makes this app and the MW social media so delightfully engaging.

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Pretty good but a bit weird. Games are good

The new look is not good at all!. I really liked the old look please fix!!!

Disappointing money grab. Ads were too much so we paid to have them removed, now they are “offering” a yearly subscription to “supercharge” the dictionary, which means they embraced the money grab style of other lousy vendors that lost us as customers. What a shameful practice to build revenue at the expense of loyal customers. Greed at the highest level! What’s the use of an app like this then? The dictionary is now limited and useless. Pointless to continue using it if they continue doing this.

Dictionary?. Pain to use. Too much scrolling or they don’t list a lot of words. Google is quicker & easier to use. Have cancelled

5 ⭐️ rating 🙌. Is there a word you don’t know ??? This is the app for you. English is a very hard and difficult language to learn or study but this app will help not only people who are learning English but also people who have learnt English there whole life. I really recommend this app.!!! 😄🙌👍

Concise and comprehensive at the same time!. It gives you eve

Dies its job. Unpretentious and complete. Use it often

Very helpful. With fun games a word of the day and much much more I enter the app constantly I find it very enjoyable

Great. …

Good. Has everything you need and word of the day is great. The games are boring to play though and aren’t engaging

GREAT!. This app is perfect for writing essays

Recent widget white border. It’s good app with many ads. Recently, its widget got a thick white border making it ugly.

Great dictionary with a lot of explanations. Awesome

Dictionary. It’s ok

Works. Works for what I need to research. Am a writer. The synonyms list is very compete.

Best of the best, but an abnormal curtailment of battery. My pad is always getting hot while using this app tho, but love this app!

I’m done. DELETED APP years ago it was useful.. This app is an advertising app now. TV have commercials. This app has advertising at bottom of screen on steady no relief. I’m deleting it and I will come back in a year and see if ir changed. I’ll use my the paperback version one again.

A Must-Have Language Tool. I've been using the Merriam-Webster Free Dictionary for quite some time now, and I can't help but rave about how amazing this online resource is. Very user friendly and simple app. Really recommend it.

Must have App!. I used this app every day, on every device. We are so fortunate to have a resource so simple and reliable to learn and understand words proper definitions and gain a new word every day! Highly recommend. Thank you for creating this resource for us🙏

Great app. This is a great app BUT hate, absolutely HATE the Tim Hortons ads that freeze the screen. In the middle of a game, the app must be deleted then completely reloaded. So frustrating.

Best on the market, but you can do better.. My favorite dictionary with by far the best features; but for a paying user I believe you can push yourselves further. I have changed this to a 3-star in hopes of the team lending their attention to this message. I am paying for your application, I want features to turn off time wasters and distractions. This includes word of the day and all other added features.

Has taught me a few new words. I qualify myself as relatively loquacious tricenarian with a decent lexicon, so I know most of the WOTD but at least once a week a word comes in my BLOWS my mind! Love learning new words.

The best dictionary app ever. It’s the best I can find any word that makes no sense and make Sense

Word definition exactness. Exceptional precision in defining words which has never brought more peace of mind for scrupulous word lovers.

Many missing words - using chatgpt more. Won’t be resubscribing next year. New words and expressions are missing and chatgpt is taking your place.

Very good informative, I licked very much. Good, Excilent

10/10. No fault. A+

Home screen widget issue. ATTENTION — Your home screen widget has an UGLY BLACK BAR AROUND IT please fix!!

Really good. I’m loving it use it mainly for school

Free should not have adds. No adds for free version

Good dictionary, but…. There are a lot of things I like about this dictionary. I love the word a day and the challenges they have per week. There are some ads, but ads are expected when it’s free. The problem with the ads is trying to press the “x” to get out of it and back to the dictionary. The placement with the app makes it impossible and I am stuck staring at the ad and - oh I don’t know - forgoing use of the dictionary enough time goes by and I can use it again. It makes using this app discouraging and if It did not have some things I do like I would lose interest by the amount of difficulty trying to press that “x” can cause me. On a side note I am not sure if it is different on an iPad, but I use an iPhone.

Learning Pal. Thank you 🙂 ... you are a reliable companion in my quest for increased proficiency in the English language.

Best app. Best app.”””””

Webster’s app. Keeps the intellect growing!!!

Nice. Is very helpful and has games

Great meanings. I really like this dictionary, is very helpful for every day use and people learning the American English

Easy and Useful. Amazing little app, constantly using thesaurus as I write and it never disappoints.

Be kind. Language is amazingly mind boggling and heeds growth through learning new words which stem From a multitude of cultures. I hardly read and this app helps me expand and remember words which I have learned or forgotten.

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Love it!. This app is excellent, powerful, and is very intuitive!

Helpful. It’s helpful and easy to use apps. I just don’t like too many pop up ads.

Great tool. Handier and faster than searching a physical dictionary plus bonus mind games

Very easily accessible and concise. I enjoy it.

Not getting what I subscribed for. I would like this dictionary if I was getting the full version (not Collegiate) and no ads. It’s what zi am already paying for. The ads are useless and distracting.

Good job pal (in a dad way). WORDS ARE COOL!! I just expressed in a dogmatic way 😃

Dictionary and Theseus. Nice and easy to use

No regrets!. Find what you’re looking for instantly! Maximize your language use with the included Thesaurus! Never quit!

Learn something new every day. The “word of the day” is on my phone as a widget and it helps me learn something new every day. Who doesn’t want to take 2 min to feel a little smarter than they were yesterday. Expand your vocab and help others learn too!

New update: can't close ads. I like this dictionary... The new update whenever ads pop up you can't close it though. I have to literally close the app and restart it every time I look up words. THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING, please fix.

The Merriam-Webster-Webster Dictionary - FANTASTIC. I find this online dictionary to be easy to use, functional, and a great tool for my teaching and personal use. Keep up the great job of updating and improving. THANKS

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please fix the games. I love playing board games and knowledge, quizzes, so I was excited to try the ones built into this very serviceable dictionary app. However, there are levels that are impossible to advance through. Another reviewer, Misty, explains this in detail. I have scored 10 out of 10 on many quizzes at an adequate pace that should have allowed me to move up from the “light “level, but it never happened. There’s a message that says what required number of points is, but it seems to be about double of what’s possible. Misty‘s review was written, almost a year ago and the developers have not fixed this problem, which seems to me would be a pretty easy and quick fix. For a paid app I expect better.

Merriam-Webster Wins Dictionary World Cup!. I am a lover of reading. Every day, I read a new book and enhance my vocabulary. When there’s one I don’t know, I go to this app. Merriam-Webster has surprised me so much over the years, and I keep loving it. Plus, the games give you a chance to challenge yourself. I love the fact that I can switch over from dictionary to thesaurus. If there’s something one doesn’t have, then the other will. I might be looking up the word prefer. If the synonym isn’t in the dictionary, then it is in the thesaurus. I am very proud of this app and hope it keeps going. Keep it up, oh ever efficacious Merriam-Webster!

Minor bugs but otherwise lovely. I’ve used your app for years when apple came out with widgets I paid for premium version but as that one doesn’t have a widget?! I use the free version in my widget. However the widget word of the day doesn’t update to reflect the new word instead it continues to show the word from the day I created the large widget. It does bring me to the correct word if I click on it however. It would be greatly appreciated if this could be resolved, & if the paid version of this app could get a widget - you can put either on watch which is nice. Overall a fantastic app & greatly excited that it continues to stay with the times (the dictionary/thesaurus). Highly recommend!

My concern about the dictionary/thesaurus. It’s a good dictionary because it has a thesaurus for you to use if you’re having trouble with something like a word, synonym, or an antonym you can look it up because I’m doing all my homework assignments from my English 3 class but otherwise I’m sure some of y’all got it to and knows what to do with it you know I’m in the 11th grade (junior) and the common sense vs. context clues will pop up into your brains. It will help you out with lots and lots of stuff they’ll fight to get all the help that you’ll be needed for and if y’all are struggling and teachers won’t tell you how or what to do with whatever you’re talking about there’s not going to be no fussing, wining, or complaining.

Bug- new update- ads. I love this app so much and I use it every day. However, after a recent update the ads don’t close after appearing on the screen two seconds after the app launches. The cross on the top right doesn’t close the pop up window. This makes it impossible to use the dictionary without restating it every couple of seconds when the add pops up. Another option works occasionally which is having to click on the add two or three times. It redirects you to Apple store and then to safari, and makes the phone freak out. I really hope this is a bug because if it’s not, then this new update makes the experience super inconvenient for someone who appreciates efficiency. Please bring back the way things were before :-(((

A great tool!. As a public high school English and Latin teacher I am a word person. This app on my phone gives me access not only to solid definitions, synonyms and antonyms, but also etymological information that unlocks subtleties of meanings. I use it often and recommend that my students put it on their phones. Why not five stars? It’s close, but the ads and the time limits, though necessary, make it less convenient and functional. I should probably go ahead and subscribe, but that costs money and ... did I mention that I’m a teacher?

Wow! It’s really helpful!. Hi! I’m an 11 year old and I’ve read books like, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Wonder, Twilight, Eclipse, New Moon, Breaking Dawn, Where The Red Fern Grows, Walk The Edge ( really good! ), and right now I’m reading one called ‘ Seeing Red ‘ (a great one) but there are lots of words I don’t know, like for instance, Lynch, but thanks to this app I now know that it means to be killed (mainly hung) without authority, or the right to do so, and the most of the time the lynchers are gangs or angry mobs! Thank you! I’ve learned so much! And now I can understand my books so much better! It’s a really amazing app, and I highly recommend it! Thanks you! -An 11 year old

I am a convert!. I definitely used to be snobby about gadgetry for looking up words. “People can be so lazy! Like it’s SO HARD to open a dictionary..Give me a break!” Famous last words. When I was forced to buy a smart phone, I thought, “Well, MAYBE I’ll shell out a couple hundred bucks for the Oxford English Dictionary..” Again, snob much? Anyway, my son showed me the free MW app. (It’s always ‘the tech savvy kid’, right? AT FIRST I was furious because I would get stuck with ads or not find how to go back to opening page. Now that I’m getting more patient and practiced, my only problem with it is that I so distracted with antonyms, word history and all the other fun stuff now faster and easier to look up...Well, I lose precious time with novels just to wallow in my word obsession! HaHa! I guess there’s worse problems. AND I do realize that without the advertisers and their ads, I’d be buying that expensive OED! $!$! Many thanks to both MW and the ads that pay for my favorite new gizmo. I will now look up gizmo..my book will wait for another hour or two. 👌🏽📕📗📘📱🌚 All Night Long

WTH. No dark mode?. Something as simple as a dark mode feature makes all the difference. I read at night on my iPad and love to use the dark mode feature in the books app. The room stays quite dark and I can read just fine that way. But when I use split screen mode on my iPad to have the dictionary off to the side I am forced to deal with the bright white background that bothers my eyes and ruins the whole darn experience. Now the whole idea of reading in the dark goes out the window, unless I tediously switch back and forth between each app in full screen mode. ANNOYING!!! You should definitely fire your app UI team for not having the capacity to notice small VALUABLE things such as this. How, then, can they be trusted to guarantee that’s your app is being kept modernized and ahead of the competition? I digress.

This app is life changing, perchance. This app was recommended to me by my close friend, Candice Nuets. Is this the the best dictionary in the world? Perchance. I remember five years ago I was battling a serious struggle with Ligma. Miriam Webster lead me through my unsure and turbulent journey like sewer water pushing out an unconscious sewer rat to the end of the sewer pipe. I go in this app whenever I eat too much Taco Bell, perchance taking a fat dump. But instead of playing Going Balls, I scroll through Miriam Websters large accumulation of knowledge for encouraging words. I love reading the definition of “satiated” while pushing out a fat, unworldly large stool. This app truly has changed my life. Perchance. -Sue K. Mahbles

Superb. I love it and use it constantly. I have it next to my messages at the bottom of my screen where I click often. I love that I can use it even when I don’t have internet. I appreciate that I made a suggestion, and it was implemented- that being, when I click on a word from my saved words, I can click the back button and it take me back to my place in saved words. I also love that if there is a word within a definition that I don’t understand, I can simply click it and it shows me the definition. Thank you, thank you!

Need to fix ads that won’t close. The app and its content are great. That alone deserves 5 stars. However, my rating will remain at 3 stars until the developer fixes the ads so they are able to close. Using background images that mask the “x” to close the ad, and where the “x” (when you do find it) doesn’t do anything when you click on it is a shameful way to make money on ads. I understand the benefit to the developer in advertising, but there are limits to what a user will accept. I don’t want to close and restart the app when I want to look up a second word. This has been occurring for quite some time. Please fix. If you do, I’ll rate the app 5 stars. Thanks for your consideration.

No complaints. This is a wonderful dictionary and thesaurus that is thorough and easy to use. I use it constantly. Whether reading a book or the news, there is always a word I feel I could better understand. The dictionary gives contemporary definitions and usage examples as well as its first known usage and history. You can save past words you have looked up to quickly reference again. I like the “word of the day” feature where you’re given a new word each day on your notification panel and then there are the word games which are fun to play.

Reader's best friend. The Merriam-Webster dictionary app is my go-to when I need a definition or synonym. I'm a university student and lots of my course materials are full of words that go above my head. Looking them up in this pocket dictionary is quick and reliable, and the definitions are always easy to understand. Bonus, the app links to other words within a definition that may be useful in understanding the original word. It might sound goofy, but this is one of my favorite apps, and one I've had downloaded on every smart phone I've had. If you're an avid reader and need some easy word help, this app is the place to go.

GET THIS APP. THIS APP ISActually, great because I have the book but I’m too lazy to read it and it’s like too big but when you search it up, it gives you other words for it too and it gives you an explanation and what other words explain it so I mean you should get it it’s better than all the apps I tried all of them but they’re all my money but you you can’t get this for money but it’s still like using all the words that you need. You can search it up and there’s like there’s like books and everything so I feel like you should get it, so yeah, get it this App

Words missing in app. So quite a few times now I have found that the app is missing the word I need a definition for. Like today, wanted to see if there was a definition/meaning for single eye or single-eyed. Doesn’t exist in the app, however when googling the first return is Merriam-Webster’s definition for single-eyed. Make it make sense. While the majority only have the app for the word of the day trend, there are some who still utilize the dictionary for its intended purpose. A dictionary shouldn’t be keeping up with the trends of word use, it should be documenting the long term meaning and definition of words with perhaps a side nod in reference to the generational out of text application (i.e. slang, definition alteration). You can’t define historical text without traditional words and traditional meaning.

I Use This App Everyday…. This app is SO much more than just a dictionary! I read & write a lot and I’m always looking up word definitions. Not only do you get a very thorough and easy to understand definition, but you can also read about the origin of the word, and different spellings and uses over history. I love Word of the Day, which can work through Siri. Just ask Siri for the Word of Today! Not only do you get a great dictionary, but a Thesaurus also, which is just as useful! You will find yourself using this app much more than you ever thought! Highly recommended!

Widget needs to be fixed. I’ve used this app for many years and have always loved the word of the day feature, and the widget was my favorite part especially compared to other dictionary apps. However it started glitching last year with the content not filling the widget and showing an empty border; it happened on and off for a while and has been permanently broken for months now. I’ve submitted customer service requests about this to no avail, and with the barrage of phishing ads that come up over other second, it’s clear that user experience is not a priority. My brand loyalty is not easily swayed, but I’ve finally had to accept that I need to try a different app. PLEASE just fix the widget- it’s truly insane that this issue hasn’t been addressed, I can’t be the only one.

Useful and Educational. This app continues to be as convenient and (inherently) educational as always. It has been perfect when I needed to use it heavily: It has clear concise definitions and easy access to a plethora of tangents from the word you are currently looking at. It's database is vast and well-reknowned, and doubling as a thesaurus has been very helpful. Although, I must say, it hasn't had a few of the words I have looked up. However, the words I looked up were pretty niche and that's understandable to an extent. In casual use, (my primary use of it now) it's been perfect. I find what I'm looking for and learn stuff along the way. The word of the day is always a delightful nugget of knowledge, and I almost always find what I'm looking for fast.

Handy and educational (convenient and enlightening). This is one of the most valuable apps I’ve ever come across. The library of the single leading name in dictionary and thesaurus at your fingertips, and one of the few apps whose features are all available offline, making it a boon for travel. Find words, find synonyms, save favorites, and that’s just the beginning. There are engaging and improving games built in, from definition guessing to pictorial identification. I use this app as a tool for my writing and as an enjoyable method for the expanding my grasp of my language. It’s a staple in my phone, and I would recommend it to English speakers of every class.

This App is the Best...Until September 2020. My original post concerning this app was ladened with praise! I lov-ED it, yes, that is PAST TENSE! Look, here are my 2016 words: Like a constant companion, the Merriam-Webster app is fabulous!!! Rating it with five-stars has happened simply because it is the best!!! :-)!! Not anymore!!! I just tried to look up the word manipulation. I was directed to subscribe to the app. I was bothered but guess what, I DID subscribe to the $2.99 annual fee. However, once I received the confirmation and welcome email, I returned to the app to look up the word, for a Merrimack-Webster thorough definition of the word, which I intend(ed) to use for an important psychological essay for an important homework assignment, but I was greeted with a blocked screen telling me I must upgrade to the $5.99 annual subscription to have access to the app to view the word! Are you kidding me? So, I will now use the Oxford Dictionary App, and I pay for their service. But I can see the definition for the word manipulation....for FREE!!!

Always room for improvement. I’ve always had a brand loyalty to Merriam Webster, I will admit, and can’t stand when people rely on the Google dictionary just given how inaccurate it can be. The MW dictionary app is a great tool to have, and its additional features and intuitiveness warrant five stars. Ads can be problematic at times. The exit boxes on the pop ups can be hard to hit. However, as someone who enjoys and at times is specifically looking for the etymology of words alongside their definitions, I’ve found the etymology section is often times lacking and for many words not even there. It would be great if that were improved and expanded; maybe collaboration with Etymonline is possible?

100%. This app is definitely worth having and simply because it will save you from embarrassing yourself for not being able to speak or use words the way their defined and also this app defines the word and breaks down the pronunciation and even pronounces the words so you don’t make the mistake of sounding dumb speaking. Absolutely 100% without doubt worth using this app teaches you more than any elementary, middle ,high school and college English class or language arts classes in then public school system have ever taught and that’s just my opinion based if my own personal experience.

Amazing app. I am currently in school. For some classes, we are given vocabulary words to ding the definition to. I downloaded this app to make it easier to find the definition of words quickly. Turns out that this app is more than I expected. It not only gives me the best definition for words, but it also expands my vocabulary by having a word of the day. Another reason I like this app is because of how easy it is to use. If I do not know how to spell a word I can use the microphone on the app. All I have to do it say the word and it knows which word I want to know. This app is great for kids and adults alike. I highly recommend this app.

Little Bit of Praise For Merriam Webster!. Such great information comes from having this app, before I had a phone I had/have an electronic machine called a Franklin Merriam Webster’s Dictionary that runs on AAA batteries! With all of the downloads that you can get on your iPhone, at least I think, you can get on the Franklin?! It’s a great resource for writing down definitions from the KJV Bible, since it has so many different words that have been indispensable throughout life & the Thesaurus is another plus for a resource, so it’s like getting a 2 for 1 deal on your phone, thanks a lot everyone there at Merriam Webster!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Amazing...I've been using this app for years, always very helpful.....Astronomical collection of words….I’ve always enjoyed learning new words and making it part of my regular use…..Can not imagine not having it on my phone….I remember carrying a small notebook with me to write down new words from the radio news, tv, magazines etc, while traveling or at home almost every day and lookup the meanings later….But now, it’s just click click click….Plz donate them generously….Little things we could do for each other.

Words Behind Paywalls. Unrivaled greed. I just want an app to look up definitions without being inundated with offers to give them my hard earned cash. What does inundated mean? Trust me, just Google the definition, since it’s probably locked behind a paywall in this app anyway. “A crumb of money please! Oh, we’re just a poor dictionary with a family to feed!” Get it together. You’re app is free on the App Store, but it’s worse than useless without a paid subscription. This review would be completely different if it were a one time purchase, but these companies have become way too comfortable asking for money every month like some kind of digital landlord. Added a star for the fun quizzes, took it away because the quizzes are riddled with ads. Don’t get this app, they just want your money.

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Always Handy!!. I create posts for business and personal use, and I love the ease of using this app! It is always handy, and I love that it goes in depth in definitions and also provides origins of the word. When I get stuck on a certain theme for a post I can always come back to the definition of the word I'm using and it helps to spur my mind into the creative process, especially when I am having to explain the similarities between two words / actions / thoughts that most people never connect. Even my kids will use this app when they need to while doing their homework. I love this at it will always be a keeper app on my phone!

Still a fan but.... I'm late mentioning it, but I love the latest Thesaurus subsection and of course the WOD's keep my wordporn-nympho entertained. I do not, however, like that I am unable to select the audio button to hear the pronunciation of a word from the Word of the Day section. My work around is, searching the word and pulling it up in the dictionary as normal. 😩....No and seriously look into that. I can deal with the pop up ad's but that seriously irks my nerve, every time because I'm more intrigued than not and when I am I just want the same features I have as if I knew to look it up as normal. Other than that, keep up the awesome work guys!

Well designed and organized resources with lots of extras if you’re a word nerd. I became interested in Merriam- Webster again (haven't really focused on their dictionaries since college) through Peter Sokolowki's Word of the Day. I now have an updated print collegiate dictionary and their app. What I love is that it balances the right amount of detail definition with the word's origins for practical daily use. I still love the OED when I want to dive in a bit more, but M-W is more my "every day carry" dictionary. The app adds easy clear access to a good thesaurus and some fun activities such as the aforementioned Word of the Day and word games. I highly recommend it.

Still the Reigning Reference. If you do not have access to the hard copy, this MW app is delightful, easy to navigate, and can assist most authors into the position of being a recognizable wordsmith. With one click, switch from dictionary to thesaurus without having to re-enter the word. While the full page ads are those annoying kind that make it difficult to decipher how to close the ad without clicking on their website or closing the MW app, it does not detract from the overall usability and simple design features. This one is a keeper, especially over “Googling” words which may or may not offer definitions and certainly do not offer alternative choices.

A Genuinely Fantastic App. I'm incredibly cynical of any and all commercialism, and I virtually never review any products I purchase as such. I seldom feel passionate enough about what I buy to espouse any of my feelings, negative or positive, but this case is an exception. This app provides the definitive dictionary of American English in its entirety, offline, for free. The UI is simple, friendly, and effective. Ads are totally unobtrusive. It is indispensable for discussions with friends and colleagues, reading, and many other situations. I find myself using it almost every day. I feel compelled to pay to eliminate ads solely because of the quality of it. To make use of something so great for nothing just makes me feel too guilty.

Why on Earth would a dictionary app have ADS and SUBSCRIPTIONS!?. Originally installed this app years ago before they started shoving random ads onto it and demanding you pay for the premium version to go ad-free…and not just a one-time purchase, a renewing subscription! Now it's exceedingly frustrating to use the app for what it's intended for (to look up words!), and I can't think of single reason why the developers would think anyone finds this useful or necessary. It's as preposterous as the idea of filling a book dictionary with printed ads that take up entire pages! Deleting this app until the devs get the message that NOBODY wants ads in a dictionary app, much less have to pay for a subscription just to get rid of them. Highly recommended you delete the app as well and leave a complaint!

Increase Vocabulary Tool. I downloaded this app over a year ago and it has changed my life. I like the new word a day feature as well as the word games. However, I am not sure how the word games work. Once you reach a certain level, can new words be generated with the same games ? It seems like there’s more variety with the weekly challenge since a new challenge is generated every week. The weekly challenge is way too complex though and all over the place I think. I like the games and the daily words instead.

A must read for vocabulary improvement!. I’m constantly using this vast assembly of information in order to express with improved clarity and understanding what I am trying to convey to others, as well as to enlighten my own knowledge. I have worked in the past with many people from S.E. Asia who are trying their best to learn our language and urge them to download this app as a major tool to assist in their quest of achievement. Thank you for all your efforts to bring us this invaluable resource, for those who are interested in learning English, as well as expanding our own vocabulary. P.S. After you read the dictionary, everything else is just a remix.

No thesaurus. The preview on the listing shows a screen with a nice little bar at the top to get to the thesaurus. This is NOT present in the app as downloaded. Maybe that's one of the "additional features" you have to pay to access, but if so they should ADMIT that in the product listing, and they should not make the NAME of the app include the word "thesaurus"! I have been using this app for some time as a dictionary (and always frustrated by the ads that force me to close it after every single word looked up) but now that I know they are falsely claiming to be a thesaurus as well as a dictionary, I will be deleting it. It will be faster and easier to go to an online dictionary/thesaurus in Safari than to continue using this deceitful application.

Webster. I remember the old weather beaten dog eared individually tabbed edition that was used by me and various family members for years. There were days when the dictionary was my only type of reading material. Words, the meaning, as an asset, to play or too write. Words engaged my mind too the farthest vestiges of ones imagination. I could go anywhere. A book too travel if only in my mind. In terms of your app., I’ll have too let you know - I have not even opened it yet. I was rating the published text versions. The rating excellent, carry one with you wherever you go. Just in case of emergencies, no signal “out”.

Helps me bridge technology and language.. I started using this app about a month ago. I write exactly how I would carry a conversation. Two things that I noticed is I overuse a group of words and my sentence structuring need to get better. I would like to write scripts, screenplays, and articles in the future so I started using this app to help me expand my vocabulary. I like how the developers made it easy to switch from a dictionary to a thesaurus from the same screen you are viewing a word search. 5 stars because it’s simple and I learn how to use new words each time I open this app.

I LOVE IT! but...... So I just got the app today (Feb 5th) on my iPad 5th Generation so far I love it. However there’s one thing that’s just bugging me. So as of writing this, I’m going to district spelling bee ( that is if first place is sick) and I’m studying words and I used this app but after one word (encephalitis) I had the ritenuto and when I searched it up in app, it didn’t show any results. So it’s all up to date ( cuz I just got it ) and so I went to the website and what happened just.... how do I put this into words.... I was just extremely confused because when I search it up on website the same way on app, it shows up. I was super confused. Other than that, my dad spent a whopping $257 on the desktop unabridged. So yeah.

Ease of use. I had always used the Merriam Webster dictionary. I had some trouble with my smart phone and the app was lost. So I tried a few other online dictionaries. They were all cumbersome and, for me at least, difficult to use. When I want to look up a word I don’t want to know the Spanish or German or or any other language translated definition. I want to type in a word and get a definition. Done. Easy. I like languages and find foreign language interesting. But if I want a foreign language dictionary I’ll get that app. But if I do I hope it’s as user friendly as the Merriam Webster online dictionary.

Love this app, just one thing about it bothers me. This app is great and fast. It even has short games for you to help expand your vocabulary. I use this app on a daily basis, but I hate how long the example sentences are that follow a word’s definition. Like you'd read the definition, okay great easy and clear. Then you'll continue to see an example for it, and they have an entire paragraph for you to understand one word? Whats up with that? Keep it short, one or two sentences max. I honestly stopped reading them because it pisses me off. Google has short sentences that are clear and easy to understand.

Bug fix please?!. This app is a treasure for those logophiles out there but also for those who just need to get their English homework done. I’ve been using this app for about 2 years now and I’m always learning, but I can’t say it’s as flawless as it once was. One of the most important features in the app, for me, is the pronunciation feature. I’m always keen on not only using the word right but pronouncing it correctly. This feature isn’t always guaranteed to work when I need it to, and so it’s become a hassle-albeit small. Please fix this small bug so that others like me can get the full experience of this truly amazing app. Thank you!!

Absolutely essential. Word! I use the Merriam-Webster app several times a day when I encounter a word in my reading, writing or viewing I don’t understand or can’t spell. I love the fact that it will predict the word I am looking up while I am typing, especially when I am unsure of its spelling, because it flags similarly spelled words. Often these are the words I want. The definitions are concise, though I do not find it helpful when the word I am looking up is part of the definition. The flip function to access the thesaurus gives this app another layer of usefulness. I don’t know what I would do without the Merriam-Webster app. Words fail me.

Idea. I would like a way to put words into folders. eg praise discomfort, etc. it would be more convenient to adopt new words into my vocabulary .I often read to a group of people who don’t read well or are illiterate. It i would is comforting for them when I have to look up a “big or old fashion word “. Yes, I know how to read but that doesn’t mean I know the meaning or pronunciation of every word. It seems to make others feel it’s okay to have to look up words. Having a larger vocabulary is a good thing when dealing with those who think they are above the masses too!

Great tool, bad advertisements. In some recent update, an advertisement window abruptly takes over the phone screen when attempting to use the dictionary for a second time. For example: I search for “anathema,” the app gives me a great list of defining words and examples. I then search for “ecclesiastical” only to be stopped by the same advertisement for mortgage rates. There is no way to exit the ad and there is no timer to wait for it to disappear on its own. One must exit the app entirely only to repeat the process again. This app is great but I am uninstalling until the developers learn to properly vet their advertisers and advertiser’s methods. It is ridiculous for one of the most popular and essential dictionaries/books/apps to make it this difficult just to learn words.

It gave me power. This app has impregnated my mind with intellectual potency! It has transformed my cognitive process and shaped my disposition to an aerodynamic form where Cutting through life’s creative barriers has become 2nd nature. I believe it has changed my nature and accelerated my evolutionary trajectory to the heights of a possible speciation. I seem to walk as though each foot grew 2 pairs of wheels upon trucks of bone - Hardened round by toenail. Am I a God you ask? Never! For such a beast requires worship and metaphysical servitude. The days of spiritual feudalism have past like the dog farts of yesteryear and all men shall be free of spiritual indebtedness!

People Listen When You Really Know Stuff.. Yeah and they should. Everyone should use a good vocabulary. Not just to be smart just so you are a confident and well-endowed speaker. I am one of those people who believe in being just unfair as well as being educated and not ignorant. Why not use the words to get us through the hard times in life. Or I should say the difficult people in life. Don’t just use this app to be smart. Use a good vocabulary to put people in their place. It’s a dark world out there why not use words that make everybody stop and think.

Ads won’t stop freezing. So the ads are an issue only because when you go to skip or ‘x’ out of them, they won’t actually go away. I have had the app for years now and it’s been this way since I got it. I’ve deleted, reinstalled, and restarted the app and it’s the same thing. The purpose of the app is being met only partially if the ads won’t allow you to get back to your quick search of a word. One ad in particular is the one about Protect This Device (Your Device is at Risk). The skip at the top will not remove the ad and therefore, I have to close and restart only for the same ad to come up seconds later.

Ease of learning. Word of the day is a fun and easy way to learn. There are a lot of words that I rarely use, and even more that I have never heard of or simply forgotten over the years. I wanted to stimulate my brain and I always admired people who really knew a great vocabulary. It seems to open a whole new world. This app has helped me and I love learning new words. Also the added easy way to search meanings of various words. I had told my son I was considering buying a large new dictionary when my son sent me this app and told me I should get it. It ended up being a blessing.