AUTHORSHIP: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for AUTHORSHIP?

Need another word that means the same as “authorship”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “authorship” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Authorship” are: paternity, composition, penning, writing

Authorship as a Noun

Definitions of "Authorship" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “authorship” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• The occupation of writing.
• The act of creating written works.
• The state or fact of being the writer of a book, article, or document, or the creator of a work of art.
• The act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing.

Synonyms of "Authorship" as a noun (4 Words)

composition	A compound artificial substance or material. Composition tiles.
paternity	The kinship relation between an offspring and the father. His enemies made great play of the supposed dubiety of his paternity.
penning	The act of creating written works.
writing	Handwriting. Parents want schools to concentrate on reading writing and arithmetic.

Usage Examples of "Authorship" as a noun

• It was a matter of disputed authorship.
• The single authorship of the book gives it a uniformity of style and a proper balance between chapters.
• The authorship of the theory is disputed.
• A number of paintings have been attributed to him on stylistic grounds, though his authorship is not certain.
• He took to authorship.

Associations of "Authorship" (30 Words)

annotation	A comment or instruction (usually added. Annotation of prescribed texts.
article	The definite or indefinite article. It may be worth taking articles in a specialized firm.
author	Be the author of a book or piece of writing. He is the author of several books on the subject.
autobiography	A biography of yourself. The book is a curious mixture of autobiography and fantasy.
bestseller	A book that has had a large and rapid sale. Her autobiography is an international bestseller.
book	The notebook in which a referee writes the names of players who are cautioned for foul play. My sister and I booked to the playground.
caret	A mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text.
comment	Make or write a comment on. She s an independent soul he commented.
contributor	A causal factor in the existence or occurrence of something. Stress is a major contributor to most diseases.
demotic	Demotic Egyptian script. A demotic idiom.
descriptive	Describing or classifying in an objective and non-judgemental way. The text contains some good descriptive passages.
epistle	A book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle. Activists firing off angry epistles.
essay	An analytic or interpretive literary composition. A misjudged essay in job preservation.
fiction	A deliberately false or improbable account. The notion of the country being a democracy is a polite fiction.
journal	Write in a journal or diary. While abroad he had kept a journal.
leaflet	Distribute leaflets to people or an area. Tourists visiting the area are being leafleted.
lexicographer	A person who compiles dictionaries.
literary	Of language associated with literary works or other formal writing having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect. The newspaper s literary editor.
manuscript	Handwritten book or document. Her autobiography remained in manuscript.
memoir	An account of the author’s personal experiences. A revealing passage from Khrushchev s memoirs.
nonfiction	Prose writing that is not fictional.
notation	A note or annotation. Algebraic notation.
novel	The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels. His bookcases were filled with nothing but novels.
pamphleteer	Write and issue political or controversial pamphlets. The right to pamphleteer and post bills anonymously is as important today as it was three centuries ago.
reporting	The news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television.
text	Send someone a text message. They handed out the printed text of the mayor s speech.
verse	Speak in or compose verse versify. The second verse.
write	Write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of a word or part of a word. She writes code faster than anybody else.
writer	A person who is able to write and has written something. The writer of the letter.
writing	The activity or skill of writing. Parents want schools to concentrate on reading writing and arithmetic.