Manual and Reference

Manual

Manual noun - A book used for instruction in a subject.

Usage example: an owner's manual comes with the camera

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Reference and manual are semantically related in reference work topic. In some cases you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Manual", when it comes to topics like guide, handbook.

Nearby Word: manually

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Synonyms for Reference

Manual and reference are semantically related in reference work topic. Sometimes you can use "Manual" instead a noun "Reference", if it concerns topics such as guide, handbook.

Nearby Words: refer, referred, referenced, referential, referencing

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

full	full manual	full reference
specific	specific manual	specific reference
complete	complete manual	complete reference
original	original manual	original reference
Other adjectives: many, single, actual, entire, massive, huge, early, double, last, occasional, stealth.

Both words in one sentence

Because they wrote the manual for features they had in planning, but never got around to release, the manual gives reference to objects which don't exist.

Source: All There In The Manual / Video Games
The Legend of Zelda I's manual had a reference to getting past the "invisible doors" in caves where people live.

Source: Manual Misprint
Castlevania's manual makes reference to an alternating 2-player mode that doesn't exist in the game.

Source: Manual Misprint

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Reference and Manual. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/manual/reference

Manual & Reference. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/manual/reference>.

Reference or Manual. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/manual/reference.