INSCRIBED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

inscribed

verb

past tense of inscribe

as in etched

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 enrolled

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 listed

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 inscribed The names of every person who died in these two attacks are inscribed on the edge of the two reflecting pools. —

Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 20 Feb. 2026 Some of the earliest writings — including those inscribed on papyrus in Egypt and later in ancient Greece and Rome — contain recipes for making medicines. —

Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026 The bands were inscribed with the couples’ initials and their wedding date. —

Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026 As part of the proposal, Watkins gave Johnson a piece of wood inscribed with Taylor Swift lyrics. —

Andrew Greif, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026 Key Background The iconic diamond was originally a gift from Mughal emperor Shah Jahangir, who ruled from 1605 to 1627, to his wife Nur Jahan, whose name is inscribed on the pendant’s surface. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Each of the 22 pages, about the size of those in a typical hardcover book, is inscribed on both sides with easily visible black and faded-brown words written by the monks. —

Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2026 Those firefighters whose names are inscribed on the wall are Frank Schilsky (12/18/1987), Dean Cherry (8/22/2002), Ryan Reed (8/25/2007), Kenny Krulish (1/22/2013), Garrett Opper (4/27/2022), Matt Martin (8/21/2022) and Brandon Estes (10/2/2022). —

Scott Butler, Florida Times-Union, 16 Jan. 2026 The president seemed to be heading toward political exile, his election claims destined to be inscribed in history as treasonous lies. —

Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

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February 22, 1980, is a day forever etched in history.

— Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
The idea here was that this material remains stable across conditions over extended periods, so the code etched onto it would be repeatedly readable.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026