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 authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation. — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Below are a few to consider for your own stack, written by living authors Kingsolver loves. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Other authors of the report did not accept NPR's interview requests. — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

The authors estimate a sharp stock market decline could weigh on consumer spending through the loss of household wealth — a hypothetical 25% drop in the S&P could result in a 3% decline in consumption, the paper said. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

The report’s authors included what retailers and brands need to do given the survey results. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

The masthead means to identify vanguard critics, poets, and authors for a lively new readership. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The Israeli government has firmly denied the claim, accusing the UN inquiry’s authors of being Hamas proxies. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Hannah Agran, Midwest Living’s executive editor who authors many food features, is a frequent shopper. — Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2026

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