A fast and lightweight solution to finding synonyms for words, built as a category on NSString.
Drag and drop the .h/.m files for NSString+RNSynonyms into your project. I'll setup a podspec if someone opens an issue for it.
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To find all possible synonyms for a word.
NSString *word = @"developer";
[word findSynonymsWithCompletion:^(NSArray *words, NSError *error) {
// "creator","photographic equipment"
}];To find all possible synonyms for a word based on its usage. Usages can be either
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
NSString *word = @"phone";
[word findSynonymsWithUsage:@"verb" completion:^(NSArray *words, NSError *error) {
// "call","telephone","call up","ring","telecommunicate"
}];To find all possible synonyms for a word.
NSString *word = @"important";
NSString *sentence = @"The important thing to remember about WWDC is that it is a developer conference.";
[word findSynonymsInContextSentence:sentence completion:^(NSArray *words, NSError *error) {
// "of import","significant","crucial","authoritative"
}];This small project makes use of NSLinguisticsTagger. Check out the docs and for more reading, NSHipster.
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Licensed under MIT, see LICENSE.