Surprisingly no, but I do use it after I'm done writing the first outline. I have Grammarly active at all times and that helps me with simple spelling mistakes or a fast change on a synonym that I ended up overusing within the same context.
Yes I use multiple actually: a proper standard thesaurus, a rhyming thesaurus because magic and the link to tte word of the day for dictonary.com. I like having my options readily at hand.
Didn't’ even know the word?
Had to look it up. And now when I think about it, I should definitely use this way more.
Thanks for the tip
OH YES. Definitely, my main language is not english so I use it a lot to avoid myself repeating terms all the time
I don't, and it's mostly because my problem is the opposite. I'm a native English speaker who was raised in a house ram-packed with books, I've always had very strong reading skills, even as a child, and my first degree was English lit. I'm also autistic, so my brain happens to be really good at retrieving terms and prioritises finding the "most accurate" word for things (it just....for balance... can't do equations or remember a list of chores... great, brain, very useful, thanks). I'm actually known even in real life for my tendency to use obscure, technical or unusual words without thinking, and often having to explain their meaning to other people at work or at social gatherings.
But I've become aware that a huge amount of readers on Tapas don't have English as their first language or don't have strong reading skills, and that my writing is often really unapproachable to these sorts of people. To make my comic accessible and help me build an audience, I deliberately try to reign in the complexity of the words I'm using. I do sort of miss indulging my love of Homestuck-esque verbosity, but I also like having a comic people actually read and I guess where characters speak more like real people. 
Yes! But it's because english isn't my native language. Without thesaurus my vocabulary would be based on popular media alone.
It's not entirely in active use, but I do use one and a dictionary when I'm working on some projects here and there.
Off and on, I generally use a dictionary more to make sure the word I'm using is the right one I want and not just... the one that sounds like it, but means something else entirely lol Ah English.
I also make use of looking up plants and their latin names. Like, a lot, a lot...
I generally don't. Years ago, when I was still, umm immature?Upon reading a chapter, an older, more experienced writer adviced me not to use a Thesaurus. I remember using maybe looking up one or two words, but then nothing much. The words used are, too complex for my peers, might be because we're all non-native speakers.
But I do use the dictionary to look up Latin or Germanic roots of words to use as a made-up language for my WIP. ( will create a proper language as soon as I finish the story)
Sort of. I have really bad dyslexia and I sometimes have to look up words to see if I am using them correctly. I will also try to switch out words when I feel they are weak or might be misinterpreted.
I use www.thesaurus.com and www.inotherlanguages.com One of my main characters (Erras) is old (well not really that old) and he's quite well spoken compared to my MC so I just have to check I'm not using too much slang in his dialogue.
Another (Bellah) speaks a different language - which I get inspiration from other languages, so I use the in other languages site sometimes. She uses the common tongue (English), but it's short and blunt so sometimes I'll also use the thesaurus to make sure she doesn't sound too friendly. 
I use the Thesaurus sometimes. There was a time that I overuse it because I wanted to look up other words to describe things rather than to be repetitive. You do have to be careful using it considering some words may not fit certain sentences and sometimes it's better to keep it simple.
My answer: no
Though it would be better for me to use it, I was always told not for some reason. Dictionary.com is fine but not the thesaurus. I never understood why.
I need it a lot for dialogue more than outlines. I know the words, but it's like it spills out of my head after a week or so since I heard it; and there's also Portuguese synonyms taking space in my head that have no English equivalent so it feels like my vocabulary is super tiny. Really thankful for these sites.
I think the reason why people are commonly advised not to use them is because one might be "tempted" to use shiny new words that apparently mean the same thing as the thing you looked up...only for readers to find that your shiny new words (a) are confusing, (b) don't really make sense in context, and/or (c) are constantly breaking immersion because they're so clearly out of place in your natural writing.
I guess it's a valid concern...but if you actually have a big vocabulary and/or have a good sense for tone (i.e. you know when to use 'perhaps' and when to use 'maybe'), that advice shouldn't really apply to you, and taking it seriously actually robs you of a great resource.
I think that’s pretty common. It’s funny - I’ll get “stuck” on one word for a few pages and then not use it for the next 25 pages
I don't use it regularly, but I do use it. If I find myself using the same word over and over again then I'll "spiffy" it up a bit or if I'm having a brain fart and I'm looking for a specific word but I can't think of that word, I'll write the one that comes to mind and seek out the word I was looking for. But I try not to overdue it since thesaurus abuse is a real thing and can be off putting to the reader. It can be easy to over do it in order to make words "fancy" when reality is sometimes the plain word is all you need to convey the message.
I wasn't sure what option to pick. I don't use one when I'm writing, only when I'm editing. My first drafts are about getting words down on paper. When I'm editing, I look for words I've used to often or where I could have used a more powerful word. I also look up any word I'm not 100% sure is used right. Especially if anything jumps out at me when I listen to it through text to speech. If it sounds odd to hear or the computer doesn't say the word, I intended I take a second look.
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