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. European Commission:

   I have asked the prime minister to make, in writing, alternatives.

2. Bill Belichick:

   Tying this in with a couple of things from last week or earlier in the week, I just think overall, it’s kind of sad, really, to see some stories written that obviously have an agenda to them with misinformation and anonymous-type comments, writing about warm drinks and trash cans and stuff like that. I think it's just a sad commentary and it’s gone to a pretty low level. Sunk pretty deep.

3. Ernest Hemingway:

   Writing and travel broaden your ass if not your mind and I like to write standing up.

4. Michael Lerner:

   I read the script, and you just know good writing. It was brilliantly written, and I just knew it.

5. Katherine Mansfield:

   Would you not like to try all sorts of lives -- one is so very small -- but that is the satisfaction of writing -- one can impersonate so many people.