Synonyms of scribbled

scribbled

verb

past tense of scribble

1

as in scrawled

to write or draw hastily or carelessly

she scribbled a quick note on the pad by the door before leaving

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

2

as in wrote

to compose and set down on paper the words of

he scribbled a quick note to his wife and taped it to the front door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrote
• penned
• composed
• authored
• printed
• scratched (out)
• typed
• recorded
• crafted
• rewrote
• revised
• signed
• formulated
• transcribed
• lettered
• drafted
• redrafted
• prepared
• recast
• framed
• drew up
• autographed
• cast
• worded
• phrased
• couched
• penciled (in)
• put
• typewrote
• expressed
• registered
• took down

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scribbled

Activists and residents in various parts of the city — and elsewhere in the Balkan country — have self-organized to paint over anti-student graffiti that were scribbled on buildings during the tense campaign ahead of the ballot. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

The summit register revealed roughly 40 names scribbled over the past decade, or what amounts to three or four people annually. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Jonas even gave his number to Hadid’s mother, scribbled on a piece of paper. — Sezin Devi Koehler, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Oct. 2026

The messages, scribbled on whatever scrap of paper a sender could find, often featured misspellings and shaky penmanship; many older residents of rural areas did not know how to read or write well, if at all. — Jordan Salama, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

At Dries Van Noten, Thomas de Kluyver scribbled inky liner into the hollows of eyes and just under the lash line. — Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

In the lead-up to the team’s playoff game against the Bills last year, the entire roster was handed a mini oxygen tank to keep with little notes scribbled onto it. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 18 Sep. 2026

However, over that time, the amounts typically scribbled or printed on the face of those checks rose. — Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 24 July 2026

With so much data to take in, penalty ‘cheat sheets’ have started to appear on goalkeeper’s bottles and scribbled on pieces of paper. — Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 July 2026