IN SCRIBE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

inscribe

verb

in-ˈskrīb

as in to etch

to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface paid a jeweler to inscribe their names and wedding date on their wedding rings

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as in to enroll

to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member inscribed the couple in the society of sustaining donors to the museum

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as in to enter

to put (someone or something) on a list inscribed his name on the list of those to be executed

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Recent Examples of inscribe The current inscribes some victims’ skin with mysterious scarlike patterns called Lichtenberg figures, which resemble the limbs of a barren tree—or the branching structure of lightning itself. —

Jacob Stern, The Atlantic, 16 Mar. 2026 The most important stop is the engraving station, where the winners can get their trophies inscribed. —

Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 16 Mar. 2026 And yet another story was inscribed along the cliffs and slopes below a number of those viewpoints, where the wind had sent burning embers rocketing into the canyon, igniting extensive pockets of agave, yucca and various species of cactus. —

New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026 If our fates were inscribed in our genetics, why would anyone bother to maintain a skin-care routine, much less go to the trouble of jamming his tongue against the top of his mouth or whacking himself with a hammer? —

Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for inscribe

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Quotations from Kennedy’s speeches are still etched into the walls.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 19 Mar. 2026
In chipmaking, fabricators rely on helium most crucially during etching—the selective removal of material to give a chip its features.

— Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026