Synonyms of playwrights

playwrights

noun

plural of playwright

as in writers

a person who writes plays

The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.

Related Words

• writers
• dramatists
• authors
• screenwriters
• storytellers
• poets
• stylists
• scriptwriters
• wordsmiths
• scenarists
• litterateurs
• bards
• pens
• novelists
• cowriters
• auteurs
• scribblers
• penmen
• biographers
• coauthors
• belletrists
• scriveners
• autobiographers
• scribes
• fictionists
• ghostwriters
• memoirists
• hagiographers
• essayists
• reporters
• memorialists
• journalists
• fictioneers
• fabulists
• hacks
• pamphleteers
• hatchet men
• romancers
• coscenarists
• satirists
• wordmongers
• versifiers
• columnists
• bloggers
• newspapermen
• sportswriters
• rhymers
• prosers
• prosaists
• paragraphers
• prosateurs

Dissimilar Words

• nonwriters
• nonauthors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of playwrights

Nina Raine and Moses Raine, previously best known as playwrights, penned the scripts, making their debut as a TV writing duo. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

In terms of critical reception and production opportunities, Hunter is one of the most successful playwrights of his generation. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

From the table read to backstage to curtain call, Horizon Theatre has been a place for Atlanta playwrights, actors and other artists to tell local stories for 42 years. — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Throughout his career, Rudin has been known for bringing newer works from modern playwrights to Broadway, to varying degrees of success,alongside big titles, like Death of a Salesman or Hello, Dolly! — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Big names holding the pen Some celebrated playwrights are theater categories unto themselves. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Play On Shakespeare, the company that partners with professional playwrights to reimagine and craft new takes on the Bard, sponsors the second annual festival. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026

The group have publicly endorsed the letter on behalf of The Brigade, a group of over a thousand Jewish filmmakers, executives, playwrights, agents, publicists and allies in the media, music and entertainment industries. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026