Most people write about their daily life.
Source: tatoeba (1364)
Write
/ɹaɪt/
Synonyms for "write" (351 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (71)
Verb(15 words)
adaptarrangeassembleauthorbookbring to lifebuildcalendarcalibratecarvecastcatalogcatch a likenesschalkchalk upcharactercharacterizechartcheck inchronicle
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Noun(25 words)
address an envelopearticle draftauthor indexauthoringauthorsautographbill making unitbiographer craftbiology curriculum textblogbloggingbraillescalligraphcanonschalkschequechronicle in detailcomposcompose a lettercompose a poem
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Adjective(1 words)
composed work
Strong matches (105)
Related words (175)
instrumentatejotjot downknock offknock outletterlimnlistlogmakemake a memorandummake a notemake a recensionmake an adaptationmake an entrymake outmake upmanufacturemapmark down
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matriculatematuremelodizeminutemoldmouldmouldermouldymusicalizenotatenotenote downnovelizeorchestrateoutlinepaintpamphleteerpatch togetherpenpencilphrasepicturepicturizepiece togetherplace upon recordpollportraypostpost upprefabricateprepareprintproducepush the penput downput in writingput on paperput on tapeput to musicput togetherput upraiserearrecenserecordreduce to writingregisterrenderrepresentreviserewriterubrun upscenarizeschematizescorescratchscrawlscribblescribescriptscrivescrollsend a notesetset downset forthset to musicset upshapesketchspill inkspoil papersuperscribesymbolizetabulatetake a rubbingtake downtapetape-recordthrow on papertracetrace outtrace overtranscribetransposetypeuse the mailsvideotapewhomp upwrite downwrite inwrite outwrite towrite up
Noun(40 words)
Verb(16 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: pen, compose, save, adapt, address an envelope.
- author: 'Author' elevates the writer to creator, you write emails but you author books and reports. It implies ownership and authority over the work.
- Sentence evidence is available for write, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wiktionary, wordnet, opengloss, moby, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "write".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "write"
Keep "write" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "write" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "write", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "write" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
How these synonyms differ
- author - 'Author' elevates the writer to creator, you write emails but you author books and reports. It implies ownership and authority over the work.
- compose - 'Compose' implies careful, deliberate creation, you compose music, letters, and essays. It suggests artistry and structure that 'write' alone doesn't.
- draft - 'Draft' emphasizes that the writing is preliminary, a first attempt meant to be revised. It's writing with the safety net of impermanence.
- inscribe - 'Inscribe' implies permanence, carving into stone, engraving into metal. It's writing meant to endure, not to be erased.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
27 entriescommunicatecommunicationcompositioncomputer operationcorrespondcreatecreate by mental actcreate mentallycreate verballydata entrydata handlingdelineatedescribedrawinformation inputintercommunicate
Showing 16 of 27 words.
More specific
16 entriesCollocations
10 entriesa journal entrya lab reporta paragrapha reportan essayclass writeclear writedaily writegood writeshort write
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesdrop a line
Translations
90 translations across 46 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- skryf verb (to be the author of)
- skryf aan verb (to send a letter to)
Ancient Greek
2 entries- γράφω verb (to be the author of)
- ἐπιστέλλω verb (to send a letter to)
Arabic
2 entries- كَاتَبَ verb (to send a letter to)
- َأَلَّف verb (to be the author of)
Armenian
2 entries- գրել verb (to send a letter to)
- գրել verb (to be the author of)
Bashkir
1 entries- яҙыу verb (to send a letter to)
Bikol Central
1 entries- surat verb (to send a letter to)
Bulgarian
2 entries- пиша verb (to send a letter to)
- съчинявам verb (to be the author of)
Czech
2 entries- napsat verb (to send a letter to)
- psát verb (to be the author of)
Danish
4 entries- digte verb (to be the author of)
- forfatte verb (to be the author of)
- skrive verb (to send a letter to)
- skrive verb (to be the author of)
Dutch
2 entries- schrijven verb (to be the author of)
- schrijven (naar) verb (to send a letter to)
Esperanto
2 entries- skribi al verb (to send a letter to)
- verki verb (to be the author of)
Estonian
2 entries- kirjutama verb (to send a letter to)
- kirjutama verb (to be the author of)
Ewe
1 entries- ŋlɔ verb (to be the author of)
Finnish
2 entries- kirjoittaa verb (to send a letter to)
- kirjoittaa verb (to be the author of)
French
3 entries- rédiger verb (to be the author of)
- écrire verb (to be the author of)
- écrire à verb (to send a letter to)
German
4 entries- dichten verb (to be the author of)
- schreiben verb (to send a letter to)
- schreiben verb (to be the author of)
- texten verb (to be the author of)
Greek
1 entries- γράφω verb (to send a letter to)
Hebrew
2 entries- כָּתַב verb (to send a letter to)
- כָּתַב verb (to be the author of)
Hungarian
3 entries- megír verb (to be the author of)
- ír verb (to send a letter to)
- ír verb (to be the author of)
Icelandic
2 entries- rithöfundur verb (to be the author of)
- skrifa utan á bréf verb (to send a letter to)
Indonesian
1 entries- tulis verb (to send a letter to)
Ingrian
1 entries- kirjuttaa verb (to be the author of)
Irish
2 entries- scríobh verb (to be the author of)
- scríobh chuig verb (to send a letter to)
Italian
1 entries- scrivere a verb (to send a letter to)
Japanese
2 entries- 書く verb (to send a letter to)
- 書く verb (to be the author of)
Kashmiri
2 entries- لیکھُن verb (to send a letter to)
- لیکھُن verb (to be the author of)
Kazakh
1 entries- жазу verb (to send a letter to)
Latin
2 entries- scribo verb (to send a letter to)
- scribo verb (to be the author of)
Macedonian
2 entries- пишува verb (to send a letter to)
- пишува verb (to be the author of)
Ngazidja Comorian
1 entries- hwandziha verb (to be the author of)
Norman
2 entries- écrire verb (to be the author of)
- êcrithe verb (to be the author of)
Northern Sami
2 entries- čállit verb (to send a letter to)
- čállit verb (to be the author of)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- skrive verb (to send a letter to)
- skrive verb (to be the author of)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- skriva verb (to send a letter to)
- skriva verb (to be the author of)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یازمق verb (to be the author of)
Portuguese
2 entries- escrever verb (to send a letter to)
- escrever verb (to be the author of)
Romanian
1 entries- scrie verb (to be the author of)
Russian
4 entries- написа́ть verb (to send a letter to)
- написа́ть verb (to be the author of)
- писать verb (to send a letter to)
- писать verb (to be the author of)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- písati verb (to send a letter to)
- písati verb (to be the author of)
- пи́сати verb (to send a letter to)
- пи́сати verb (to be the author of)
Sotho
1 entries- ngola verb (to be the author of)
Spanish
2 entries- escribir verb (to be the author of)
- escribir a verb (to send a letter to)
Swedish
2 entries- skriva verb (to send a letter to)
- skriva verb (to be the author of)
Vietnamese
1 entries- viết verb (to be the author of)
Walloon
2 entries- scrire verb (to send a letter to)
- scrire verb (to be the author of)
West-Frisian
2 entries- skriuwe (oan immen) verb (to send a letter to)
- skriuwer verb (to be the author of)
Yucatec Maya
2 entries- tsʼíibt verb (to send a letter to)
- tsʼíibt verb (to be the author of)
Sample sentences
36 total sentences available.
At the age of six he had learned to use the typewriter and told the teacher that he did not need to learn to write by hand.
Source: tatoeba (1828)
I have to write a letter. Do you have some paper?
Source: tatoeba (6117)
Didn't you write a letter to him?
Source: tatoeba (15834)
Showing 4 of 36 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "write"?
Closest matches include pen, compose, save, adapt, address an envelope.
How is "author" different from "write"?
'Author' elevates the writer to creator, you write emails but you author books and reports. It implies ownership and authority over the work.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "write"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.