Writing

/ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/

Synonyms for "writing" (268 found)

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Closest matches (54)

Noun(12 words)

composition author authoring authorship chalking chroniclecommittal to writingcommunications compose composingcomposition usecreate

abecedary alphabetalphabetic characterart article artistry authorcraft authorship autographautomatic writingbest sellerblack and whiteblank blueprint bookbound bookbrainchildcacoethes scribendicharacter charactering

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characterization chart chirograph choreography cipher classiccoloring bookcompositioncomputer printoutconventional representationcopycreative writingcryptographydance notationdefinitive workdelineation demonstration depiction depictment device diagram docket

Strong matches (80)

document dossier draft drama drama-writing draught draughtsman draughty drawingedited versioneditorial-writingelementary educationelements engrossment essay essay-writing exemplificationexpository writingfacility in writingfair copy

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feature-writing fiction figuration filefinal draftfinished versionfirst draftflimsy folio form graph grapheme graphomania graphorrhea graphospasmgreat workhardback hieroglyphic holograph hornbook iconography ideogram illustration imagery imaging inditement initiation instrument introduction journalism juvenilejuvenile booklegal documentlegal instrumentlegal paperletter letteringlexigraphic characterlibretto-writing limninglimp-cover bookliterae scriptaeliterary artefact

Noun(14 words)

document documentary draftdrafting reportsformalizationfrench écriturehandwrite handwriting inscribe inscribed inscribing inscription jottinglinguagem escrita

Adjective(1 words)

dutch piece

Verb(2 words)

escribir essaying

Related words (134)

literary artistryliterary compositionliterary powerliterary productionliterary talentliterature logogram logograph lucubrationmagnum opusmanuscript map matter monogram msmusical notationnonbook nonfiction notation notebook

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novel novel-writingofficial documentopus opuscule opusculum original paper paperback papers parchment pen pencraft penscriptpersonal filephonetic characterphonetic symbolpictogrampictographic characterpicture bookpicturization piecepiece of writingplan play playbook playwritingpocket bookpoem portraiture portrayalprayer bookprefigurement presentment primer printprinted matterprinting printout production projection psalmbook psalter publicationreading matterready penrealization recension rendering rendition representation rewriting roll rudiments schema score screed scrip script scrive scrollsecond draftserialshort-story writingsign sketchbookskill with wordssoft coversoft-cover songbookstandard workstorybook syllabary syllabic symbol tablaturetechnical writingthe written wordtitle tometrade booktranscript transcription typescript verse-writing version volume work writwritten character

Noun(20 words)

musical compositionnotation note penmanship penningpiece of writingrecord script scripted spelling style texttext creationtext productiontone trace voice writtenwritten language usewritten material

Verb(1 words)

write

Adjective(3 words)

written communicationwritten expressionwritten language

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5 relation types

More general

26 entries

activityblack and whitebody of workcommunication composition documentation evidence expression handwritinghistorical methodhistorical sourcehistory literacy oeuvreprimary sourcerecord

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More specific

21 entries

alphabetblock letterscalligraphy chroniclechronicle entrycuneiformcuneiform tabletcursivecursive writingdiary recordexplanatory writingformal writinghieroglyph letterletter formationmanuscript

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Collocations

13 entries

ancient writing systemearly writinghistorical writingwriting materialwriting materialswriting practicewriting processwriting recordswriting samplewriting stylewriting systemwriting tabletwritten record

Inflections

4 entries

writes writings written wrote

Derivations

10 entries

handwriting inscribe inscribed inscription scriptural write writerwriting systemwritings written

Sample sentences

16 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I utterly despise formal writing!

Source: tatoeba (1470)

There was always too much superfluous writing in his essays.

Source: tatoeba (1951)

Are you writing a letter?

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Though imperfectly, he finished writing his manuscript.

Source: tatoeba (18866)

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