# Synonyms and Thesaurus

> Offer synonyms in Windows Forms with TX Spell .NET: thesaurus files per language, the Thesaurus Dialog of TX Text Control and CreateSynonyms in code.

- **Product:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Documentation
- **Kind:** Topic
- **Path:** TX Spell .NET for Windows Forms > Synonyms and Thesaurus
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/llms-full.txt

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## On This Page

- [How the Thesaurus Works](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/#how-the-thesaurus-works)
- [Find the Right Page](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/#find-the-right-page)
- [Where to Start](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/#where-to-start)
- [Pages in This Section](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/#pages-in-this-section)

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## In This Section

- [Synonyms in the Context Menu](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/context-menu/llms.txt): Offer synonyms in a Windows Forms TextControl: the Thesaurus button and Thesaurus Dialog, and a synonyms submenu added in TextContextMenuOpening.
- [Looking Up Synonyms in Code](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/in-code/llms.txt): Look up synonyms in code with CreateSynonyms: its three overloads, SynonymGroup and Synonym Name and Text, and a console app with German synonyms.
- [Synonym Lists](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/lists/llms.txt): Use thesaurus files with TX Spell .NET in Windows Forms: the .dat and .idx format, available languages, SynonymLanguage (Auto) and SynonymList in code.

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## Nearby

- **Previous:** [Hyphenating Text in Code](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/hyphenation/in-code/llms.txt)
- **Next:** [Synonym Lists](https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-spell-dotnet-winforms/synonyms/lists/llms.txt)