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TOME: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for TOME?

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Need another word that means the same as “tome”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “tome” in this overview.

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Tome as a Noun
Definitions of "Tome" as a noun
Synonyms of "Tome" as a noun (7 Words)
Usage Examples of "Tome" as a noun
Associations of "Tome" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Tome” are: volume, book, work, opus, writing, publication, title

Tome as a Noun

Definitions of "Tome" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “tome” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one.
A (usually) large and scholarly book.

Synonyms of "Tome" as a noun (7 Words)

book	A literary composition that is published or intended for publication as a book. I am reading a good book* on economics.*
opus	A musical work that has been created. He was writing an opus* on Mexico.*
publication	The action of making something generally known. Scientific publications.
title	An established or recognized right. He looked for books with the word jazz in the title.
volume	A single book or a bound collection of printed sheets. A botanical library of 5 000 volumes.
work	A place where work is done. A lot of people are out of work.
writing	The activity or skill of writing. The idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway s writings.

Usage Examples of "Tome" as a noun

A weighty tome.

Associations of "Tome" (30 Words)

adaptation	The action or process of adapting or being adapted. Living in groups is an adaptation* to increase the efficiency of hunting.*
allegory	A symbol. Pilgrim s Progress is an allegory* of the spiritual journey.*
anecdotal	Characterized by or given to telling anecdotes. Nineteenth century French anecdotal* paintings.*
big	On an ambitiously large scale. A big* tennis fan.*
bulky	(of a person) heavily built. A bulky* overcoat clad figure.*
cumbersome	Slow or complicated and therefore inefficient. His cumbersome* writing style.*
description	A type or class of people or things. It is laughably easy to buy drugs of all descriptions.
editorial	Relating to the commissioning or preparing of material for publication. The editorial* team.*
elephantine	Of great mass; huge and bulky. There was an elephantine* thud from the bathroom.*
entourage	A group of people attending or surrounding an important person. An entourage* of loyal courtiers.*
giant	Used in names of very large animals and plants e g giant hogweed giant tortoise. Giant multinational corporations.
hefty	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful. A hefty* dictionary.*
hulking	Of great size and bulk. A hulking* young man.*
illustrious	Having or conferring glory. An illustrious* career.*
immense	Extremely large or great, especially in scale or degree. At vast or immense* expense.*
large	A garment size for a large person. We can afford to take a larger view of the situation.
mammoth	So exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth. A mammoth* ship.*
massive	A group of young people from a particular area with a common interest in dance music. Moore s massive* sculptures.*
narration	(rhetoric) the second section of an oration in which the facts are set forth. The style of narration* in the novel.*
oversized	Larger than normal for its kind. An oversized* T shirt.*
overwhelming	Very intense. His party won overwhelming* support.*
page	A page of a newspaper or magazine set aside for a particular topic. A text file reader enables you to page* through the authors text file using indexes.*
reportedly	According to what some say (used to express the speaker’s belief that the information given is not necessarily true. He was in El Salvador reportedly* on his way to Texas.*
sizable	Large in amount or extent or degree. A sizable* fortune.*
swathe	A row or line of grass, corn, or other crop as it falls or lies when mown or reaped. The combine had cut a deep swathe* around the border of the fields.*
titanic	Of great force or power. A series of titanic* explosions.*
tremendous	Very great in amount, scale, or intensity. There was a tremendous* explosion.*
unwieldy	Difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape. Huge unwieldy* arc lamps.*
vast	An immense space. The vast* reaches of outer space.*
voluminous	Large in volume or bulk. A voluminous* purple cloak.*