Synonyms of longhand

longhand

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand 

as in handwriting

writing done by hand

my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• handwriting
• calligraphy
• manuscript
• penmanship
• script
• lettering
• shorthand
• stenography
• steno
• phonography

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• type
• print
• typewriting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of longhand

The Czech literary titan was famous for preferring to write longhand, even after the explosion of the typewriter. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025

There is even research evidence that the act of writing in longhand has benefits over typing. — Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Robbins wrote his books in longhand on legal pads, producing only a couple of pages a day and with nothing plotted in advance. — Bill Trott, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025

But this house is flooded with spontaneous snort-laughs; warm, butter-yellow linen curtains flung open on hopeful August mornings; stacks of homemade CDs with Arthur’s eager, all-caps longhand marching down their tiny spines. — Carolyn Figel, Hazlitt, 27 Nov. 2024