Synonyms of missives

missives

noun

plural of missive

as in letters

a message on paper from one person or group to another

the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults

Synonyms & Similar Words

• letters
• epistles
• notes
• dispatches
• memos
• memorandums
• mails
• postcards
• communications
• cards
• e-mails
• reports
• open letters
• postal cards
• encyclicals
• airmails
• billets-doux
• electronic mails
• junk mails

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of missives

The Sherwood Forest Zine Library occupies an Austin living room, and includes dozens and dozens of print missives on everything from capitalism to magick. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

A couple days ago, as the media frenzy continued, Wolff decided to release full letters that Harp had sent to Trump during his last Presidential campaign, missives that had reportedly alarmed the Secret Service. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2026

Fresh off Jensen Huang sharing an open letter supporting open source last week, and the quasi-response from Anthropic's Dario Amodei, a pair of fresh missives made the rounds Tuesday. — Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 29 July 2026

After the National Park Service initially removed the site's original displays, stories about the legal battle, anti-Trump messages, pro-preservation missives and the text from the original displays were taped up on the walls at the site. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 21 July 2026

And unlike previous green-ink missives to FIFA, UEFA did not immediately retract this one, so Europe seems to mean it this time. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 16 July 2026

The dashing soldier’s missives weren’t coming from Syria; they were being sent from Lagos, Nigeria. — Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Heuermann wrote back, but hasn't responded to several follow-up missives from Jesperson, according to Toulon, who spoke to The Associated Press ahead of Heuermann’s sentencing Wednesday. — ABC News, 13 June 2026

His missives inevitably become grist for that evening’s late-night shows. — Steven Andreasen, Twin Cities, 7 June 2026