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Synonyms for writing
ˈraɪ tɪŋwrit·ing

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Wiktionary2.5 / 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 WordNet4.0 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 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

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How to use writing in a sentence?

  1. Jason Sudeikis:

    You know every person [on the show] has added something to it, sometimes it’s just what you hear people talking about, or a conversation I’ve had off-camera. An example of that would be Jeremy Swift, who plays Higgins, he and I are talking about music one day and he’s explaining to me his passion for jazz, now he plays standup bass, and I’m kinda like, ‘Oh, I think Higgins is gonna get his goatee back, his jazz goatee, and he’s gonna play that bass.’ And that’s just something I learned at Second City in Chicago, where you’re writing a show as an actor.

  2. Aaron Sorkin:

    People don't live their lives in a series of scenes that form a dramatic narrative, they don't speak in dialogue, they're not lit by a cinematographer or scored by a composer. The properties of real life and the properties of drama have almost nothing to do with each other. The difference between writing about reporters and being a reporter is the same as the difference between drawing a building and building a building.

  3. Campus President Greg Fenves:

    I have spoken with campus public safety leaders and am writing to assure you that we are doing everything possible to ensure safety on campus.

  4. William S. Burroughs:

    Writing prejudicial, off-putting reviews is a precise exercise in applied black magic. The reviewer can draw free-floating disagreeable associations to a book by implying that the book is completely unimportant without saying exactly why, and carefully avoiding any clear images that could capture the reader's full attention.

  5. Harvey Fierstein:

    You're sitting in New York writing a show ... and you're imagining stuff and now here we are, we've brought the show home.


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