Really? I am a native speaker of French, well educated, with top marks in French and Philosophy (our "advanced French courses"), taught French abroad, member of

Really? I am a native speaker of French, well educated, with top marks in French and Philosophy (our "advanced French courses"), taught French abroad, member of a jury in the French Language Olympics, ... what have I forgotten, ah yes, father of two who was forcing them under torture to write, read and speak proper and varied French. And yet I do use a thesaurus from time to time, as well as a dictionary of antonyms. And a simple dictionary as well. Maybe your language is simpler, or you have a better memory/education.