SCRIVENERS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

scriveners

noun

plural of scrivener

as in writers

a person who creates a written work the roomful of unsung scriveners that it takes to churn out a weekly sitcom

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nonauthors

as in scribes

one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts the details of the contract were worked out by a lawyer, I being involved with it merely as a scrivener

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Noun

Several media chains and hedge funds than own newspapers now judge writers as much by their ability to sell the product (through subscriptions and page views) as the quality of their work.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Christiane Zehl Romero, her chief biographer, noted that the bullheaded Bertolt Brecht had benefitted from Seghers’s protective maneuvers, as did rebellious younger writers such as Heiner Müller and Christa Wolf.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of writers

Noun

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
In addition to the platform unveiling, HVG has confirmed a strategic partnership with First-Look, a platform founded by scribes and producers Chad and Carey Hayes (The Conjuring franchise).

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of scribes

Noun

Omelchenko appreciates the study authors’ ability to translate math to real life but notes that fully evaluating the possibilities of new stitches by using torus diagrams would be impractically expensive to compute.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Its 2,500-plus episodes have featured two- to three-hour interviews with a range of actors, comedians, athletes, politicians, authors and more.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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