Synonyms of written

written 1 of 2

adjective

as in paper

Related Words

• paper
• explicit
• formal

Dissimilar Words

• oral
• verbal
• spoken
• unwritten
• word-of-mouth
• nuncupative
• implicit
• informal
• consensual
• viva voce
• articulated
• verbalized

written

2 of 2

verb

variants also writ or dialectal wrote

past participle of write

1

as in printed

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

• printed
• composed
• penned
• authored
• signed
• rewritten
• recorded
• scribbled
• typed
• prepared
• scratched (out)
• crafted
• drafted
• transcribed
• formulated
• revised
• lettered
• autographed
• drawn up
• recast
• cast
• framed
• worded
• typewritten
• registered
• phrased
• redrafted
• put
• expressed
• couched
• taken down
• penciled (in)

2

as in communicated

to engage in an exchange of written messages

promise you'll write while you're away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communicated
• corresponded
• posted
• answered
• mailed
• replied
• telegraphed
• intercommunicated
• e-mailed
• airmailed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of written

Adjective

Rachel Cormack If careers canbe fated, Giorgio Cassetta’s life as a yacht designer seemed almost pre-written. — The Editors, Robb Report, 27 June 2026

Pharmacies can use a pre-written, blanket prescription to sell to just about anyone who walks through their doors. — ABC News, 17 June 2026

Verb

Parton was threaded into the rhythm of the game — tucked onto helmets, written across the field and sung during stoppages. — Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Siri Hustvedt, for instance, had written about the women who were burned as witches in that part of Norway, far above the Arctic Circle. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026