HANDWRITINGS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

handwritings

noun

plural of handwriting

as in hands

the form or style of a particular person's writing she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate

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as in calligraphies

writing done by hand the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore

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Noun

Imagine how that comes across to a president who wouldn’t admit to climate change if his putter melted in his hands or Mar-a-Lago became a swim-up hotel.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
But while Erling Haaland and his band of striking Vikings have taken the 2026 World Cup by storm, Norwegian sports officials have been wringing their hands about the future of the nation’s sports model.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026

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Some of the manuscripts were never returned, while others were replaced with fakes.

— Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 13 July 2026
Most scholars believe the tapestry was made in England, probably in or around Canterbury, citing similarities with illuminated manuscripts associated with monastic libraries there.

— Tiago Ventura, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of manuscripts

Noun

The experiments revealed signatures of the non-Hermitian skin effect, where quantum states concentrate near one end of the system instead of remaining evenly distributed.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Candidates have until July 15 to declare their intent to seek the nomination and gather signatures from at least 8 of Maine's 16 counties.

— Saige Miller, NPR, 10 July 2026

Definition of signatures

Noun

On the wall across the bar are autographs of former USMNT greats, scrawled inside a mighty shield.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026
Unlike modern sports trading cards, which are not only hefty but often bedazzled with autographs, jersey patches, and random holograms, the Panini stickers are flimsy and meant to be abused.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026

Definition of autographs

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