Words API Thesaurus API

openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Words Categories Thesaurus API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Words API is a RESTful English-language API that provides definitions, synonyms, antonyms, related words, syllables, pronunciation (IPA), rhymes, frequency, and hierarchical lexical relationships (typeOf, hasTypes, partOf, hasParts, memberOf, similarTo, also, entails, inCategory, inRegion, pertainsTo, etc.) for more than 150,000 English words. Authentication is handled via the RapidAPI marketplace using the X-RapidAPI-Key and X-RapidAPI-Host headers.
  contact:
    name: Words API Support
    email: support@wordsapi.com
    url: https://www.wordsapi.com/
  license:
    name: Words API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.wordsapi.com/
  x-generated-from: documentation
  x-last-validated: '2026-05-30'
servers:
- url: https://wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com
  description: Words API production endpoint, served through the RapidAPI gateway.
security:
- RapidApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Thesaurus
  description: Words API Synonyms, Antonyms, and Similar Word Relationships.
paths:
  /words/{word}/synonyms:
    get:
      tags:
      - Thesaurus
      operationId: getSynonyms
      summary: Get Word Synonyms
      description: Returns words interchangeable with the given word in the same sense.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Synonyms returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SynonymsResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /words/{word}/antonyms:
    get:
      tags:
      - Thesaurus
      operationId: getAntonyms
      summary: Get Word Antonyms
      description: Returns opposite-meaning words for the given word.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Antonyms returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AntonymsResponse'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /words/{word}/similar:
    get:
      tags:
      - Thesaurus
      operationId: getSimilarTo
      summary: Get Words Similar To
      description: Returns related but non-synonymous words for the given word.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: similarTo returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SimilarToResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
  /words/{word}/also:
    get:
      tags:
      - Thesaurus
      operationId: getAlso
      summary: Get Word Also Used
      description: Returns idiomatic phrases that include the given word.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Word'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: also returned.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AlsoResponse'
      x-microcks-operation:
        delay: 0
        dispatcher: FALLBACK
components:
  parameters:
    Word:
      name: word
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The English word to look up.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: apple
  schemas:
    AntonymsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from GET /words/{word}/antonyms.
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: happy
        antonyms:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - unhappy
          - sad
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Error response body returned by Words API when a request fails.
      properties:
        success:
          type: boolean
          description: Always false for error responses.
          example: false
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable description of the error.
          example: word not found
      required:
      - message
    SimilarToResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: bright
        similarTo:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - vivid
          - brilliant
    SynonymsResponse:
      type: object
      description: Response from GET /words/{word}/synonyms.
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
          example: happy
        synonyms:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
          example:
          - glad
          - joyful
          - pleased
    AlsoResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        word:
          type: string
        also:
          type: array
          items:
            type: string
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Word not found in the Words API dictionary.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  securitySchemes:
    RapidApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: X-RapidAPI-Key
      description: RapidAPI subscription key. The X-RapidAPI-Host header (wordsapiv1.p.rapidapi.com) is also required.