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24 alternatives to Self-Defined

A modern dictionary about us.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Self-Defined launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bullshit Free Dictionary▲96

   A business dictionary with no bullshit or fancy words.

   2017 · bullshitfreedictionary.angry.ventures · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Dict▲100

   The daily AI dictionary game

   2023 · bubble.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   co.dev▲712

   Turn your ideas into full-stack apps

   2025 · co.dev · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Startup Law Dictionary▲269

   Meanings and definitions of startup terminology.

   2017 · lawtrades.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Define – A command-line dictionary app written in Go▲22

   A command-line dictionary (thesaurus) app, with access to multiple sources, written in Go. - Rican7/define

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   myW▲69

   A new digital dictionary for you to learn new languages.

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Dev Utils▲529

   Open-source tools for devs who don’t like ads

   2024 · jam.dev · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Personal Dictionary▲88

   Store words you find online or reading books

   2023 · dictionary.util.fyi · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Silicon Valley Dictionary▲389

   Urban dictionary meets Silicon Valley

   2015 · svdictionary.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    dev.to▲367

    Where programmers share ideas and help each other grow

    2017 · dev.to · its alternatives →

11. 11
    UX Dictionary▲139

    Better understand UX in this community-built UX dictionary

    2022 · uxdictionary.io · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Waylan▲75

    A natural and beautiful dictionary for Android.

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    DictionARy▲72

    Definitions in AR

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    AI Dictionary▲80

    Redefine Words with Fun: Every Word, A New Surprise

    2024 · dictionary.sider.ai · its alternatives →

15. 15AM
    A Minimal Dictionary Website▲9

    Word definitions are provided by https://dictionaryapi.dev/, built with html/js/css and a little jQuery

    2024 · oliverpk2000.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    bestcodingpractices.dev▲92

    A place to learn, inspire and share best coding practices

    2023 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Bullshit Free Dictionary 2.0▲6

    A dictionary with unconventional business definitions.

    2019 · bullshitfreedictionary.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IP
    Inside Python Dict – an explorable explanation▲111

    2018 · just-taking-a-ride.com · its alternatives →

19. 19AL
    A list of no-code software, by category, with real-world examples▲75

    2019 · x.workandwhistle.co · its alternatives →

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    InfiniDict▲69

    Fast and ubiquitous English dictionary for English learners

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Glossary—bot for Slack▲64

    Acronyms made simple

    2022 · useglossary.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AL
    a lexer, parser, interpreter and web runtime (np, a 5-weekend project)▲122

    2013 · np-lang.org · its alternatives →

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    Plainly▲1

    A dictionary that finally explains words in plain English

    Aug 2026 · plainly.my.id · its alternatives →

24. 24WO
    WhatFreeWords: Open-Source Geocoding for What3Words▲113

    2019 · whatfreewords.org · its alternatives →

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