Synonyms of scrawled

scrawled

verb

past tense of scrawl

as in scribbled

to write or draw hastily or carelessly

scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scribbled
• wrote
• scratched
• squiggled
• printed
• penned
• doodled
• penciled
• lettered
• jotted (down)
• inked
• inscribed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scrawled

Violet, named for the color of identifying crayon scrawled on her brow, is one of 250 to 500 patients the Marine Mammal Care Center rescues along the Los Angeles County coast every year. — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Instead, there’s an impromptu memorial, formed from hundreds of tributes to the rapper scrawled in sharpie on poles and on the concrete. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Shelving units in the garage are tightly, but neatly, packed with containers of various items, from Nike sneakers to Cold War-era relics, labeled with a description or lot number scrawled in black marker. — Sarah Jackson valentina Duarte, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Building facades don't just look weathered and soot-stained, graffiti is scrawled on them and posters are peeling off them. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

The cat had blood pouring from its mouth and was surrounded by arcane symbols scrawled on the walls, court documents show. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

Pinned to their random assortment of hats were scrawled, handmade signs proclaiming liberty or death. — Sarah M.s. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026

On the wall across the bar are autographs of former USMNT greats, scrawled inside a mighty shield. — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026

There was little or no organization among them, and some were scrawled in barely decipherable handwriting. — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026