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

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. — Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 15 June 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

City officials hope the missives remind people of the global response of support Orlando received after the tragedy. — Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2026

Up, down, left and right — mail missives were rocketing toward the center screen. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026