World Thesaurus Day
January 18
World Thesaurus Day is celebrated annually, honoring the birthday of Peter Mark Roget, the creator of Roget’s Thesaurus (first published in 1852) and encouraging people to use thesauruses to expand vocabulary and improve writing. It’s a day to appreciate this essential resource for finding synonyms, antonyms, and related words, helping writers avoid repetition and find the perfect term for their ideas.
