Synonyms of shorthand

shorthand

noun

as in stenography

Related Words

• stenography
• steno
• phonography
• lettering
• longhand
• manuscript
• handwriting
• calligraphy
• script
• penmanship

Dissimilar Words

• type
• print
• typewriting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shorthand

The ‘seven-year jinx’ — the K-pop industry’s shorthand for the contract expiration point at which groups typically fracture — did not claim TWICE on schedule, but in a way, has just claimed its first member now. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

For Russian propagandists, the Azov Brigade, which began as a nationalist militia, was shorthand for the supposedly fascist influences from which Vladimir Putin claimed to be liberating Ukraine. — Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

In a matter of months, their films have become shorthand for creator-industry-crossover success stories. — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026

But some Americans are susceptible to believing it, particularly those who came of age during the Cold War, when communism was shorthand for our gravest national threat. — Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026