SCRIBE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈskrīb

Definition of scribe

as in amanuensis

one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them

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as in registrar

an official whose job is to keep records the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings

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as in writer

a person who creates a written work a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe

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nonauthor

scribe

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verb

as in to file

to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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Recent Examples of scribe

Noun

The printing press killed the scribe and built the publishing industry, which employed orders of magnitude more people. — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The two companies have tapped writer Grant Morrison, the influential and award-winning scribe known for All-Star Superman and his multi-year Batman run as well medium-pushing comics such as Animal Man and Doom Patrol. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Final Thoughts Ambient AI scribes are already delivering real reductions in administrative burden and measurable gains in clinician experience. — Pat Williams, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 When Elia Kazan directed East of Eden, Steinbeck was considered one of the greatest living American novelists, the scribe of the West and of America’s underclass. — Allison P. Davis, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scribe

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scribe

Noun

Much later, when Lamarck was old and blind, this Rosalie would be his amanuensis, reading to him, conducting research for him, and even writing for him.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026
Groff, the three-time National Book Award finalist and best-selling author, wrote the libretto with Doraiswamy and served as a kind of amanuensis to the production.

— Laura van Straaten, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Definition of amanuensis

Noun

Tuesday was the last day the registrar’s office could accept those ballots as long as they were postmarked by election day.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
As of Tuesday evening, the registrar’s office estimated there were just over 50,000 ballots left to process.

— Charlie Borla, Oc Register, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of registrar

Noun

Information for this article was contributed by Sally Abou AlJoud and staff writers of The Associated Press.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
Tung Cheng-yu, CEO of Mirror Fiction, said the award was designed to encourage writers and introduce promising literary properties to potential investors.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of writer

Verb

Mississippi has no provision for automatic vote recounts in close races, so a loser who wants to contest an outcome must wait until results are in and then file a lawsuit.

— Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
The request follows a judge's order to preserve evidence in a lawsuit filed by Pike's attorneys and reflects the secrecy surrounding execution drugs, which states often argue is necessary to protect access to the drugs and the safety of suppliers.

— CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of file

Noun

At the same time, new technologies started to produce identical copies better and faster than any human copyist ever could.

— Mario Carpo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Copying is part of a long tradition in art history, especially at the Louvre, which has maintained a copyists’ bureau since its founding in 1793.

— Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 June 2025

Definition of copyist

Noun

Elections clerks around California in the week before the election were sent subpoenas to testify before grand juries slated to convene in November.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Minnie creeps out of her shell, signing up to sing in the talent show and developing a crush on a video store clerk (Iman Vellani).

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of clerk

Noun

Several op-eds were drafted by a PR firm, said Ira Goldstein, the former head of New York’s Black Car Fund and the author of an op-ed in the New York Daily News.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
To that end, organizers bring six days of author readings, film screenings, panel discussions and writing workshops to Atlanta Monday through Saturday for the 13th annual Letters Festival.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of author

Verb

Well, my colleague Jack Flemming, who’s written about luxury real estate in California for years, landed on the front page Thursday with news that might leave you scratching your head.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Seeing people scratching and crawling to win life-changing money.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026

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