WRITTEN Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

written 1 of 2

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

Pharmacies can use a pre-written, blanket prescription to sell to just about anyone who walks through their doors. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 There is no written evidence of the Eton Mess prior to the 1893 garden party. — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 May 2026

Verb

Banks wrote this piece as an ensemble work, not as a showcase for his formidable instrumental prowess. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Flight attendant Cheryl DeFonce, meanwhile, wrote on Instagram that she and a colleague had been scheduled to work and fly to Kona on Saturday, but their flights in both directions were canceled. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 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

All of these texts have been printed and laid-out in shots that showcase the variety of fonts and paper stocks used.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
The House Administration Committee opened its investigation in 2023, focusing in part on ActBlue’s previous practice of not requiring donors to provide the security code, known as a CVV, printed on their credit cards.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of printed

Adjective

Give people explicit permission to ideate, to learn, to bring you the thing nobody asked for.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Trump did not provide specific details, timelines or explicit penalty structures for non-compliant nations or foreign entities.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of explicit

Verb

But the group had learned of the Phantom Orchestra, a group in Tbilisi, the capital of what is now Georgia, composed of musicians, poets and activists who had been barred from leaving the Soviet Union.

— Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
Bookended by drone shots of the Macedonian countryside and a somber cello refrain by Novogradska, this 86-minute doc is otherwise composed of scoreless interviews with subjects seated in front of black curtains and captured in medium range.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of composed

Verb

Its analysis suggests a CPI rate above 3% has historically corresponded with more than 100 basis points of tightening during the first year of Fed hiking cycles.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
For destination categories, such as televisions, laptops, and mobile phones, the perception of in-store value during information search and immediate fulfillment corresponded closely with revenue uplift; easier returns mattered much less.

— Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of corresponded

Verb

Cofnas penned an exposé last month that documented widespread plagiarism and shoddy scholarship in Arday’s work, a black professor hired by Cambridge University with much fanfare in 2023 to conduct research on race and social injustice.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Aug. 2026
The letter was penned after the Central Asian nation of Kazakhstan had reportedly joined both initiatives, a move which set off alarm bells in Washington.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of penned

Verb

More than 60% of China’s albumin market is supplied by foreign manufacturers and all of it is made from plasma collected in the US, according to a 2024 study co-authored by researchers from China’s national and Zhejiang drug inspection authorities.

— CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Rochman, the University of Toronto researcher, co-authored a petition urging rigorous scrutiny of microplastics by the International Joint Commission, a binational group that oversees the treaty.

— Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

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