Start with high-confidence thesauruses & synonyms books, then narrow by subgenre or adjacent topics.
The Million Word Crossword Dictionary
Stanley Newman, Daniel Stark
Choose the Right Word
S. I. Hayakawa
Merriam-webster’s Everyday Language Reference Set
Merriam-Webster
The Well-spoken Thesaurus
Tom Heehler
The Style Thesaurus
Hannah Kane
