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

Reynolds understood how to sell the new pen, too, with advertisements promising an avant-garde writing utensil, capable of enduring long stretches of writing with no need to replenish the ink. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Oct. 2026

The company’s own estimates claim that false positives — in which the tool wrongly reports that a piece of human writing was created — are 1 in 10,000 and shrinking. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026

Verb

One of the most fun parts of writing comedy is coming up with alt after alt after alt for a joke, pulling ever-increasingly stupid punch lines out of one’s ass. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

The company said a version of the AI system is set for beta testing this month for the mainland China market and will include features like live translation, Clean Up in photos, and writing tools. — Eunice Yoon, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026