CURSIVE Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of cursive

as in handwriting

a type of writing in which all the letters in a word are connected to each other He writes in cursive when he takes notes.

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adjective

as in informal

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Recent Examples of cursive

Noun

Still, teaching cursive in today’s schools is not necessarily simple. — Mary Jean Tecce Decarlo, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 Some people at the time thought a person’s character could be evaluated based on the quality of their cursive. — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Here is a look at the flag, and the team used more of a cursive font this year compared to the 2025 version. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 However, many states have brought cursive requirements back to the classroom, with 27 states now mandating cursive instruction. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursive

Recent Examples of Synonyms for cursive

Noun

Many of the edit tools can also be applied to multiple pages at a time, including edge cropping, hole filling, handwriting erase, and standardization (such as for scaling or background color processing).

— David English, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
Federal prosecutors allege that the handwriting in that message was matched with the new batch of letters through a handwriting analysis.

— CBS News, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of handwriting

Adjective

The informal meetup was intended as a way to convey the chiefs’ collective wisdom and experience—and to offer, in miniature, a nuts-and-bolts version of the transition of executive power that is a hallmark of American democracy.

— Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
That has made neighborhood businesses increasingly important as informal galleries, giving artists a place to reach customers, sell their work and build recognition.

— J.M. Banks November 10, Kansas City Star, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of informal

Noun

It was considered gone for good until a print unexpectedly turned up in Italy in 2008, was restored by the National Film Preservation Foundation and now can easily be viewed online.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026
The novel has already secured a screen adaptation deal, with a four-volume print edition scheduled for December.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of print

Adjective

Elsewhere, Iran's Revolutionary Guard said a tanker caught fire early Wednesday after striking a naval mine while traveling along an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
Explain what happened and ask about protecting your account or disputing unauthorized charges.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of unauthorized

Adjective

Our Featured Artist Joost Stokhof captures his surroundings in spontaneous lines.

— New York Times Games, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
The format allows for spontaneous collaborations, with musicians building on one another’s ideas rather than following a predetermined concert program.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of spontaneous

Adjective

Tall grasses, subtropical forest, and birdsong envelop the property in 360-degree wilderness, encouraging an instinctive shift down a gear.

— Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
Like Irving Berlin, Miranda is an instinctive musician whose mistakes can be worth more than other people’s rules.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of instinctive

Adjective

But last Christmas, the designer went out on an impulsive—and what would prove to be fateful—run through Paris along the Seine, the city’s famous central waterway.

— Max Berlinger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
In many instances Rama approaches difficult situations with restraint and adherence to dharma (righteous conduct), whereas Lakshmana is expressive, impulsive, quick to anger, and distrustful.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

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