Thesaurus API
The Thesaurus API allows you to look up synonyms (similar words) and antonyms (opposite-meaning words) for any English word.
/v1/thesaurus GET
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus
Returns a list of synonyms and a list of antonyms for a given word.
Parameters
wordrequiredWord to look up.
Headers
X-Api-KeyrequiredAPI Key associated with your account.
Sample Request Live Demo!
word
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=elegantHeaders
X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API KeySample Response
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{
"word": "elegant",
"synonyms": [
"graceful",
"handsome",
"fine",
"luxurious",
"majestic",
"magnificent",
"classy",
"stylish",
"simple",
"tasteful",
"glorious",
"proud",
"royal",
"superb",
"regal",
"refined",
"rich",
"sophisticated",
"aristocratic",
"noble",
"gallant",
"courtly",
"stately",
"fashionable",
"exquisite",
"grand",
"quiet",
"lavish",
"ornate",
"sleek",
"polished",
"heroic",
"splendid",
"classic",
"monumental",
"heroical",
"imposing",
"artful",
"chic",
"conservative",
"restrained",
"understated",
"baronial",
"genteel",
"posh",
"swanky",
"smart",
"patrician",
"august",
"swank",
"grandiose",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"modish",
"in",
"sharp",
"snappy",
"a la mode",
"affected",
"recherché",
"swagger",
"à la mode"
],
"antonyms": [
"inelegant",
"unfashionable",
"tasteless",
"unhandsome",
"dowdy",
"graceless",
"loud",
"grotesque",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"gaudy",
"unstylish",
"crude",
"coarse",
"tawdry",
"glitzy",
"tacky",
"garish",
"cheesy",
"raffish",
"splashy",
"styleless",
"vulgar",
"unpolished",
"uncouth",
"trashy",
"unrefined",
"rude",
"uncultivated",
"rough-hewn",
"uncultured",
"ticky-tacky",
"ticky-tack",
"rough-edged"
]
}Code Examples
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curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/thesaurus?word=happy" \
-H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.