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

Polynucleotides — sold under the shorthand PDRN — are now among the fastest-growing aesthetic treatments of the past five years, backed by decades of medical research and a wave of dermatologist endorsements. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026

Some wives and girlfriends balk at the label, calling it demeaning shorthand that gives short shrift to a woman’s own worth. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026

But as each new generation gets further away from the novel’s original milieu and the image of Holden Caulfield has become shorthand for privileged disaffection, its necessity in curricula has been questioned. — Adam Messinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

The marketing industry is a broad church, but decades of cultural shorthand have flattened it into something quite specific. — Miranda Shanahan, Time, 10 July 2026