SCRIBES Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of scribe

as in calligraphers

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 clerks

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

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as in writers

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

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nonauthors

scribes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scribe

as in files

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 scribes

Noun

In one large analysis of AI scribes at The Permanente Medical Group, clinicians saved the equivalent of nearly 16,000 hours of documentation time in one year — roughly 1,800 workdays — and reported improved satisfaction and patient interactions. —

Windsor Johnston, NPR, 26 May 2026 Both scribes are repped by Verve, Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, and McKuin, Frankel & Whitehead. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 May 2026 But scribes alone aren’t enough. —

Fj Campbell, Fortune, 20 May 2026 Those called out by Che are not the only scribes who worked on the roast. —

Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2026 This list compiles some of the odd jobs and mundane occupations of famous scribes. —

René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026 Michael Showalter, who previously worked with Hathaway on The Idea of You, directs with Nick Antosca writing the script following the previous work of scribes Hillary Seitz, Angela LaManna and the team of Will Honley and April Maguire. —

Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026 The Charlotte Observer’s Panthers reporters have asked themselves those same questions, and the trio of scribes linked up to make their annual draft predictions and musings. —

Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Is there proof that AI scribes drive increased costs? —

Brittany Trang, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026

Verb

Monks consulted existing manuscripts of the Tripitaka, which scribes copied onto marble for stonemasons to chisel. —

Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026 But this award, which was inaugurated in 2023 with a Jesso win, circles the same handful of writers, and country scribes like Jessie Jo Dillon, pop bards like Amy Allen, and reggaeton men-at-arms like Edgar Barrera are just as up next. —

Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Founded in the 10th century, this complex of churches was a crucible of wisdom for calligraphers, philosophers, and illuminators.

— Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
Founded in the 10th century, this complex of churches was a crucible of wisdom for calligraphers, philosophers and illuminators.

— Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026