LETTERED Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈle-tərd

Definition of lettered

as in literate

having or displaying advanced knowledge or education the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him

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past tense of letter

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Adjective

The divisions are lettered from Alpha through Lima; some are smaller, some a little bigger, depending on how challenging the search areas are, McQuarrie told CNN. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lettered

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Adjective

Anybody who is as literate and thoughtful as Tyler is inspires me.

— Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2026
Older workers may want to adopt a two-pronged approach to adapting in today's labor force — becoming AI-literate while also doubling down on soft skills, Salemi said.

— Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 July 2026

Definition of literate

Adjective

Nothing will wake up any instinct to treat student debt as a right than being declined for other debt because of a failure to be current on debt incurred by the more educated among us.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
The anti-Trump rage, the surge of younger, more educated progressive voters, the hunger for someone willing to fight on affordability with policy, message, and tone, in Albany and Washington — all of it was hiding in plain sight for anyone looking at the data rather than the tired, old playbook.

— Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026

Definition of educated

Verb

Original screenwriters Josh Goldsmith and Cathy Yuspa penned the book for the stage adaptation, which features original songs by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 16 July 2026
He was released in 2006 and then penned his memoir, which was adapted into the movie by director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter Terence Winter.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026

Definition of penned

Adjective

Befitting his scholarly bent, Bouaddi shunned a lot of the distractions that attracted the attention of his contemporaries.

— Tom Williams, New York Times, 9 July 2026
These collective actions are crucial to safeguard scholarly inquiry and faculty independence against political interference.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of scholarly

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Undrafted out of Butler, the Hornets inked the 23-year-old to a two-way contract.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
That changed four months later when fellow Big Bang supporting player John Ross Bowie also inked a talent deal with WBTV to reprise his role as prickly plasma physicist Barry Kripke.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 July 2026

Definition of inked

Verb

Keough, 70, is in her fifth week of chemotherapy, radiation and immunotherapy, wrote 37-year-old daughter Kara Bosworth in an online funding appeal.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
That Beyoncé slot came off the back of a firm but passionate letter Nia wrote to protest the lack of a dance-music category at the UK’s MOBO awards.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of wrote

Verb

On one wall, the researchers spied what first appeared to be patches of dirt or debris on a mural; further scrutiny showed these were actually thin scraps of plaster that were inscribed with strange markings.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 13 July 2026
When the Library of Alexandria disappeared, the knowledge inscribed on its scrolls was lost forever.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

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