WRITTEN Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of written

as in paper

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verb

variants also writ or dialectal wrote

past participle of write

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

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as in communicated

to engage in an exchange of written messages promise you'll write while you're away

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Recent Examples of written

Adjective

Garza was then sent a pre-written resignation letter from the county counselor the next day at LeVota’s direction, her complaint alleges. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Meta must also file written progress reports with the court and state every six months through the end of that period. — Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026

Verb

The first movie, also written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, charged its way to $57 domestically, becoming the biggest live-action Japanese movie in North America, and $113 million globally. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Something physical must be installed, staffed and integrated into an operating plan written a year ago. — Masha Khmel, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for written

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Adjective

On Thursday, the parliament passed a bill to amend the anti-paper leak law, enforcing stricter punishment for those found to be involved with examination leaks, such as a jail term of up to 10 years and a fine up to 50 lakh rupees.

— Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Last fall, Modos debuted the Paper Monitor and Dev Kit, an open-source e-paper display kit that hit a record 75-hertz refresh rate.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026

Definition of paper

Verb

The ballot paper was a large sheet, and I was confused by the plethora of party symbols printed on it.

— Sonia Gandhi, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026
Each insole is printed with the list of the five teams Jordan and the Chicago Bulls defeated in the NBA Finals, as as well as several other teams vanquished in memorable playoff series, including the 1991 Detroit Pistons and ’89 Cleveland Cavaliers.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of printed

Verb

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tehran had clearly communicated its demands.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
OutKick has asked the WNBA to clarify its current requirements and enforcement, whether discipline was planned or under consideration, and whether the league had communicated instructions to either team.

— Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of communicated

Adjective

Now, explicit calls for civil war or posts calling to prepare for the coming fight are on the rise on social media, experts say, especially in the lead up to and days after the midterms.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Believe in children’s ability to understand Without explicit conversations and learning about race and racial inequities, children can believe stereotypes, cause harm to others and make false assumptions about what causes inequality.

— Saba Khan Vlach, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of explicit

Verb

Typographic variables like size, color, and weight corresponded to tag frequency or popularity.

— Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
The decision was a blow for McConnell-Johnson, who said four of her top-10 sales days in the past year corresponded with WNBA Finals games.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponded

Verb

Andoh is creating Protect and Serve with Black, who wrote on hit BBC prison drama Time and penned the same network’s Life and Death in the Warehouse.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Nov. 2026
And it’ll be directed by Denis Villeneuve (Sicario, Arrival, the Dune series) and penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of penned

Verb

Leeper authored the bill with McCrory’s support and the bill was passed out of committee on party lines.

— Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Across bat species, 9 percent are known so far to have odor-producing glands and other structures, but research on this is sparse, according to a 2021 paper in Mammal Review co-authored by Page.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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