Synonyms of writing

writing 1 of 2

noun

as in document

Related Words

• document
• memoir
• report
• line
• memorial
• notation
• minutes
• protocol
• memo
• bordereau
• memorandum
• jotting
• note

writing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of write

1

as in penning

to compose and set down on paper the words of

a staunch supporter of the old school, he prefers to write all of his letters by hand

Synonyms & Similar Words

• penning
• composing
• scribbling
• authoring
• recording
• crafting
• printing
• typing
• rewriting
• scratching (out)
• revising
• preparing
• formulating
• drafting
• transcribing
• signing
• typewriting
• recasting
• casting
• redrafting
• lettering
• framing
• drawing up
• putting
• wording
• registering
• autographing
• taking down
• expressing
• phrasing
• couching
• penciling (in)

2

as in communicating

to engage in an exchange of written messages

promise you'll write while you're away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communicating
• corresponding
• posting
• mailing
• answering
• intercommunicating
• telegraphing
• replying
• e-mailing
• airmailing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writing

Noun

Klausner cited Succession as an example of how much great comedy writing now resides in dramas. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

The writing team is working on breaking Season 2 of the Apple TV sci-fi show, and Gilligan did acknowledge that there’s both pressure and hunger to deliver on the fix the series left poor Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn) in at the end of Season 1. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

In Ny’Asiah Gordon’s third grade class the class was singing a hip hop-style song about reading, writing and passing Florida’s state test Friday morning. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

After returning the girl to her mother, the bass player kept going — reminiscing about leaving Idaho for Hollywood in 1977, talking about his dreams of writing songs and books, and urging the crowd never to give up on its own aspirations. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026