/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of melvil dewey Find synonyms for: Noun1. Dewey, Melvil Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Deweyusage: United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: candid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language