The dictionary describes more than 5,000 synonymic series, including about 30,000 synonyms. All synonymic series are distributed in meaning: 15 voluminous semantic groups are allocated, such as “inanimate nature”, “living nature”, “specific physical activity”, “emotions”, “intelligence”, etc. , within which 84 classes, 255 groups and 185 subgroups . were consistently identified Each synonymic series in this case receives an interpretation in which a meaning common to all synonyms of the same synonymic series . is formulated. Within the semantic group, synonymic series are arranged in parts of speech. In order to make it easier to find a word in a synonymic series, there is an alphabetical part in the Dictionary, where all the words are given - members of different synonymic series with the number of the group to which they belong. The dictionary is addressed to the widest range of users: schoolchildren, students, teachers of the Russian language both native and foreign, journalists, editors, as well as everyone who loves the Russian language and seeks to brightly, accurately and figuratively express their thoughts.