Synonyms of authors

authors 1 of 2

noun

plural of author

1

as in writers

a person who creates a written work

a brilliant novel by a first-time author

Synonyms & Similar Words

• writers
• novelists
• biographers
• poets
• storytellers
• men of letters
• litterateurs
• pens
• women of letters
• penmen
• bloggers
• screenwriters
• scriveners
• coauthors
• playwrights
• wordsmiths
• dramatists
• stylists
• scribes
• columnists
• reporters
• journalists
• cowriters
• ghostwriters
• autobiographers
• scribblers
• essayists
• memoirists
• hagiographers
• fictioneers
• fictionists
• auteurs
• memorialists
• belletrists
• scriptwriters
• fabulists
• pamphleteers
• scenarists
• hacks
• romancers
• bards
• sportswriters
• newspapermen
• satirists
• versifiers
• hatchet men
• wordmongers
• rhymers
• coscenarists
• paragraphers
• prosers
• prosaists
• prosateurs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthors

2

as in creators

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

the author of modern genetics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• creators
• founders
• fathers
• inventors
• makers
• pioneers
• generators
• originators
• initiators
• designers
• founding fathers
• begetters
• innovators
• establishers
• researchers
• sires
• inaugurators
• instituters
• developers
• builders
• producers
• cofounders
• formulators
• promoters
• organizers
• introducers
• contrivers
• devisers
• spawners
• cocreators
• inspirers
• conceivers
• encouragers
• galvanizers
• researchists
• inspirations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• students
• pupils
• followers
• supporters
• disciples

authors

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of author

as in writes

to compose and set down on paper the words of

authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• writes
• pens
• types
• composes
• scribbles
• letters
• records
• crafts
• rewrites
• prints
• scratches (out)
• words
• drafts
• recasts
• signs
• casts
• formulates
• phrases
• revises
• pencils (in)
• redrafts
• autographs
• takes down
• transcribes
• prepares
• draws up
• frames
• typewrites
• registers
• couches
• expresses
• puts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of authors

Noun

The campaign is geared towards challenging the CBC’s opposition to the bill; the group alleges that the bill’s authors did not sufficiently take into account the perspectives of Black athletes, coaches, and others. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Since OpenAI published its blog post, the website changed the article’s attribution to one of the real authors, Kate Hooper, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

Inspired by authors like Cody McFadyen and Shirley Jackson, a common theme began to emerge in his work. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

The authors note the prevention of shingles might partly explain the association, given the link between shingles and cardiovascular risk. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

The study’s authors are careful to frame Qurayyah Painted Ware as an example of ancient brand-making, rather than directly equating it with a modern multinational brand. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

The authors characterized their method as using comparatively less chemistry while having a smaller impact on mechanical properties. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026

The authors, while acknowledging limits of the study, said the results were encouraging. — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 26 Aug. 2026

The Wall Street Journal is giving opinion authors the go-ahead to use AI in the writing process without requiring AI disclosures — a move by a top newspaper that feels like an inflection point for the media industry. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 26 Aug. 2026

Verb

In addition, Roberts often authors the opinions in the biggest cases – and there are some big ones left. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026

Clare McAndrew, who authors the Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report, told The Observer that demand for his paintings had surged more than 1,200 percent in the forty-eight hours following his passing. — News Desk, Artforum, 22 June 2026

Perhaps if the team authors a more precipitous decline and those gaps grow, there will be a more serious conversation about conducting a selloff. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 25 May 2026

While not all of the slowdown in box production can be attributable to falling demand for goods, the slump is present in other areas of the freight economy, said Adam Josephson, a longtime paper and packaging sell-side analyst who now authors an economics newsletter. — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025