Not long ago, a friend asked me if I knew of any tools to find a word to describe something that you have in mind.
He went on to say, “There’s countless scenarios in my life where there’s something that I’d love to express – but I cannot think of the right word to articulate it.”
I could not help him at the time. But, just today, I discovered something right under my nose, as they say. (So, John. This one’s for you.)
I use OneLook.com almost daily. I use it to quickly look up words in multiple dictionaries.
Turns out, if I had only scrolled down to the bottom of OneLook.com, I would have spotted exactly what my friend needed.
Using Reverse Dictionary/Thesaurus, you can type in the feeling you cannot seem to express, and it will give you the word you are looking for!
I typed in, “… when it’s right in front of you, but you don’t see it.”
I got, oblivious, unaware, blind, ignorant, and unobservant. Or, as my mom would say, “If it had been a snake, it would have bitten you!”
Incidentally, I am glad snakes do not have the ability to bite me via websites.
So, there you have it. Use Reverse Dictionary/Thesaurus to track down the word for that indescribable feeling. https://onelook.com/thesaurus/
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