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

The paper had yellowed from age and the cursive was so ornate the words were hard to make out. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026 Various factors go into determining whether the signatures match, including the slant of the signature, whether it is printed or written in cursive, and the size, proportions or scale. — Paris Barraza, USA Today, 4 June 2026

Adjective

Carey’s name is written in a rainbow gradient cursive font on the front and in bold block letters on the back, accompanied by the number 26 (for the year 2026). — Tim Chan, Footwear News, 3 June 2026 Users can summon Alexa for Shopping by clicking a cursive A icon on Amazon's website or app, or via Echo Show displays. — Annie Palmer, CNBC, 13 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursive

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Noun

The commission held a hearing last week to weigh the claims in Gilnack’s objection, hearing testimony from a forensic document examiner and a handwriting expert.

— A.J. Herrington, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Apple’s Scribble feature (which converts handwriting to text) works seamlessly with Procreate.

— Shelby Putnam Tupper, PC Magazine, 17 July 2026

Definition of handwriting

Adjective

But in recent years, the informal community has become more active — and, at times, more divisive.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
What if every leader was expected to create transparent pathways for growth instead of relying on informal networks and chance opportunities?

— Shelley Zalis, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of informal

Noun

The collection also offers a ringer tee, pocket tee and garden tote with an all-over Levi’s x Sky High Farm Goods print.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
After appearing on the spring-summer 2026 runways at Khaite, Tory Burch, and Altuzarra, this season’s reboot is all about modern silhouettes and fresh styling tricks that make the print feel exciting again.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 21 July 2026

Definition of print

Adjective

In response, approximately 25% of developers now design APIs with agents as the primary end consumer rather than humans, and over half of them cite unauthorized agent access as a security concern.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 23 July 2026
Hugging Face disclosed that investigators reconstructed more than 17,000 forensic events associated with the intrusion while confirming unauthorized access to certain internal systems and service credentials.

— Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of unauthorized

Adjective

In this study, the system focused on scene generation and automatic evaluation rather than continuous self-retraining after every mistake.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Nearly one in five participants raised their savings rate, largely through automatic increases.

— Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of automatic

Adjective

And, contrary to the fantasies of libertarians, no good road net has ever emerged from the spontaneous actions of individuals maximizing their own welfare and without collective action through government.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 July 2026
Corrin remembers getting a custom leather wash bag at Hôtel de Crillon in Paris but says a spontaneous gesture meant even more.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of spontaneous

Adjective

According to Adjepong, what stayed with him after the festival was the local cooks’ instinctive understanding of each mango.

— Aly Walansky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
His instinctive reaction, tearful after losing another final, was to throw in the towel, to announce his career with Argentina was over at the age of 29, to focus on his club career, which by comparison brought him so much joy and so little anxiety.

— Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of instinctive

Adjective

But Magdalen’s temporary embodiment of her sister’s demure, obedient nature does not temper her impulsive, dramatic tendencies—only the development of an empathetic, analytical intelligence can do that.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
This matters because Arraez seems like the kind of player who could get a GM or president of baseball operations to do something impulsive.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Definition of impulsive

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