Synonyms of 'write'

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1 (verb) in the sense of record

Definition

to draw or mark (words, letters, or numbers) on paper or a blackboard with a pen, pencil, or chalk

Write your name and address at the top of the page.

Synonyms

record

In her letters she records the domestic and social details of life in China.

copy

scribble

When Caroline was five she scribbled on a wall.

take down

inscribe

set down

transcribe

jot down

put in writing

commit to paper

indite

put down in black and white

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2 (verb) in the sense of compose

Definition

to describe or record (something) in writing

She wrote articles for magazines in Paris.

Synonyms

compose

He started at once to compose a reply to her letter.

create

He's creating a whole new language of painting.

author

draft

He drafted a standard letter.

pen

She penned a short memo to his private secretary.

draw up

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3 (verb) in the sense of correspond

Definition

to write a letter to or correspond regularly with someone

Why didn't you write and let me know you were coming?

Synonyms

correspond

We corresponded regularly for years.

get in touch

keep in touch

write a letter

drop a line

drop a note

email or e-mail

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idiom

See write something off

phrasal verb

See write something or someone off

Quotation

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money [Samuel Johnson]

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in the sense of create

Definition

to cause to come into existence

He's creating a whole new language of painting.

Synonyms

make,

form,

produce,

develop,

design,

generate,

invent,

coin,

compose,

devise,

initiate,

hatch,

originate,

formulate,

give birth to,

spawn,

dream up (informal),

concoct,

beget,

give life to,

bring into being or existence

in the sense of draft

Definition

to write a preliminary outline of a letter, book, or speech

He drafted a standard letter.

Synonyms

outline,

write,

plan,

produce,

create,

design,

draw,

frame,

compose,

devise,

sketch,

draw up,

formulate,

contrive,

delineate

in the sense of inscribe

Definition

to enter (a name) on a list

Synonyms

enrol,

write,

record,

enter,

enlist,

engross

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great or large?

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large

great

She made a very amount of money.

big or large?

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large

big

They export quantities of corn.

brand or make?

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make

brand

This is a very popular of bike.

anniversary or birthday?

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On my twentieth anniversary I received a letter from my aunt in Canada. On my twentieth birthday I received a letter from my aunt in Canada.

able or capable?

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able

capable

He was to climb over the fence.

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wail or whale?

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The wail of bagpipes could be heard in the distance. The whale of bagpipes could be heard in the distance.

hair or hare?

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Outside my window sat a huge brown hair. Outside my window sat a huge brown hare.

suite or sweet?

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suite

sweet

We moved into a new of offices.

whine or wine?

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whine

wine

The dog started to in the background.

creak or creek?

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creak

creek

The door was pulled open with a .

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Synonyms of 'write'

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