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

The concept of bohemia arose in the 1830s in Paris, to describe the communities of writers, painters and artists, who lived outside of middle class society and conventions.

— Michael Bernick, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
This year’s event features some of today’s most influential thinkers and entertainers, among them Gloria Steinem, Cole Escola, Wynton Marsalis, and Parker Posey, in conversation with the magazine’s writers and editors.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 22 July 2026

Definition of writers

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Kings may have wanted a single language for the convenience of their scribes and tax collectors, but republicans wanted it for the sake of the citizens.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
In Northern Europe, the scriptorium was often located next to the calefactorium (warming room), where a fire was kept alive, allowing scribes to step in and warm themselves when needed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of scribes

Noun

To the authors, a new constitutional government that controlled both the impulses of the masses and the abuses of their leaders would serve as the means through which the new United States government could accomplish this task.

— Donovan Fifield, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
The package was full of new-age comics by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar and Ed Brubaker, all powerhouse authors of the 2000s.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 16 July 2026

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