Find a word
by its meaning.

A dictionary that works backwards

A normal dictionary takes a word and gives you its meaning. A reverse dictionary does the opposite: you give it the meaning and it gives you the word. That’s what WordAha does.

Describe the idea the way you’d explain it to a friend. Every suggestion is checked against a real dictionary before it’s shown, with a short definition so you can tell whether it’s the one.

Words people look for

• the smell when rain hits dry earthpetrichor
• happy accident of finding something goodserendipity
• a word that sounds like what it meansonomatopoeia
• someone who loves booksbibliophile
• sadness about a happy time that’s gonenostalgia
• fear of missing out on somethingFOMO

Good for

• Writing, when the word you want is just out of reach.
• Feelings and experiences that are hard to name.
• Learning English, when you know the idea but not the English word.
• Crosswords and word games.

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