Synonyms for writing
ˈraɪ tɪŋwrit·ing

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   hand, work, handwriting, text, document

2. writingnoun

   Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.

   Synonyms:
   document, work, text, handwriting, hand

3. writingnoun

   Something written, such as a document, article or book.

   Synonyms:
   handwriting, hand, document, work, text

4. writingnoun

   The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.

   Synonyms:
   document, text, work, handwriting, hand

5. writingnoun

   A work of an author.

   Synonyms:
   handwriting, document, work, text, hand

6. writingnoun

   The style of writing of a person.

   I can't read your writing.

   Synonyms:
   work, hand, handwriting, document, text

7. writingnoun

   Intended for or used in writing.

   a writing table

   Synonyms:
   work, document, handwriting, hand, text

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. writing, authorship, composition, penningnoun

   the act of creating written works

   "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"

   Synonyms:
   theme, constitution, paper, physical composition, penning, composition, written material, typography, committal to writing, paternity, make-up, composing, authorship, makeup, piece, piece of writing, piece of music, musical composition, report, opus

2. writing, written material, piece of writingnoun

   the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)

   "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing"

   Synonyms:
   composition, committal to writing, piece of writing, authorship, penning, written material

3. writingnoun

   (usually plural) the collected work of an author

   "the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings"

   Synonyms:
   composition, committal to writing, piece of writing, authorship, penning, written material

4. writingnoun

   letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language

   "he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show"; "the doctor's writing was illegible"

   Synonyms:
   composition, committal to writing, piece of writing, authorship, penning, written material

5. writing, committal to writingnoun

   the activity of putting something in written form

   "she did the thinking while he did the writing"

   Synonyms:
   composition, committal to writing, piece of writing, authorship, penning, written material

Matched Categories

1. • Oeuvre
   • Verbal Creation
   • Written Communication

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   chirography, caligraphy, penmanship

2. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   document, instrument

3. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   book, work, publication, lucubration, pamphlet, piece, literary production

4. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   inscription, title

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. writingnoun

   Synonyms:
   handwriting, chirography, penmanship, hand, calligraphy, document, writ, indenture, debenture, certificate, charter, holograph, inscription, superscription, subscription

   Associated words:
   graphology, agraphia, graphomania, cacoëthes scribendi, cursive, uncial, clerical, stylus, planchette, scotograph script, literary, cacography

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "writing":

   written, write, drafting, writes, handwriting, wrote, story, editor, typing, editorial, écrit, literary, clerical, writable

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How to use writing in a sentence?

1. Elizabeth Burch:

   These are the folks that are on the front lines, they’re seeing the same people coming in and they’re seeing the same doctors writing prescriptions.

2. Fawzia Koofi:

   The Taliban during and before the negotiations said in their statements that women have right to work and study according to Islamic law, but today what is going on in Afghanistan is against the promises Taliban made and against Islamic values, how you are banning a generation from reading and writing, it is not a social matter that group of humans are banned from study, life and freedom.

3. Van Etten:

   I only write when I am in a dark place. So writing naturally lifts me out of that place so I can be the positive, upbeat person I naturally am when I have my outlet.

4. Andrea Nini:

   Most of what we see in the Bixby letter is found in the writing of Hay, but not in Lincoln.

5. Wes Craven:

   The times when I'm scared are when I'm writing, i've been known to jump out of a chair when someone comes into a room.