1
as in handwritings
the form or style of a particular person's writing
has a neat, careful script with delicate loops
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in screenplays
the written form of a story prepared for film production
sold two scripts to the movie studio
Synonyms & Similar Words
3
as in calligraphies
writing done by hand
sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of scripts
This is asked because amid all this Zwick had scripts that were being read by Michael Douglas, plus he could be found playing tennis at Leonard Goldberg’s house along with Sidney Poitier and Charlton Heston.
—
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Stop companies from tracking you with email aliases The average e-commerce site uses between 15 and 30 third-party scripts, analytics trackers, ad pixels and behavioral beacons, according to a study.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hoffman visited some of his father’s film sets growing up, but his more vivid memories are in the theater, pretending to write notes on his mother’s scripts.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
In front of it are figurines, photos, scripts, and the paint-by-number Superman his daughter, 23, gave him as a little girl, now framed with a couple of Reeve autographs.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
My impression is that Lambert was more wise-cracking in one of the earlier scripts.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
That bag included scripts and notes made during filming — along with some other fun bits of nostalgia.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Brooker sees a way this creative process could get even worse — if executives start showing their scripts to an AI model.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
His original scripts Old Time Hockey and Full Fenski Christmas are currently set up at Skydance.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
John Tamny, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Stop companies from tracking you with email aliases The average e-commerce site uses between 15 and 30 third-party scripts, analytics trackers, ad pixels and behavioral beacons, according to a study.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Hoffman visited some of his father’s film sets growing up, but his more vivid memories are in the theater, pretending to write notes on his mother’s scripts.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
In front of it are figurines, photos, scripts, and the paint-by-number Superman his daughter, 23, gave him as a little girl, now framed with a couple of Reeve autographs.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025
My impression is that Lambert was more wise-cracking in one of the earlier scripts.
—Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
That bag included scripts and notes made during filming — along with some other fun bits of nostalgia.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
But Brooker sees a way this creative process could get even worse — if executives start showing their scripts to an AI model.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 22 Aug. 2025
His original scripts Old Time Hockey and Full Fenski Christmas are currently set up at Skydance.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scripts
Noun
-
There was a lot of back and forth and a lot of outlines and even a lot of screenplays.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Aug. 2025
-
The story and screenplays were by Ferrante, Francesco Piccolo, Laura Paolucci and Costanzo.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
-
His manuscripts are displayed in museums across the world, having attained an almost mythical status.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
-
Publishing our findings as scientific manuscripts is the currency of academic researchers.—
Brendan Harley,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scripts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scripts. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share