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

Need another word that means the same as “handwriting”? Find 6 synonyms and 30 related words for “handwriting” in this overview.

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Handwriting as a Noun
Definitions of "Handwriting" as a noun
Synonyms of "Handwriting" as a noun (6 Words)
Usage Examples of "Handwriting" as a noun
Associations of "Handwriting" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Handwriting” are: hand, script, writing, longhand, letters, pen

Handwriting as a Noun

Definitions of "Handwriting" as a noun

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

Something written by hand.
A person's particular style of writing.
Writing with a pen or pencil.
The activity of writing by hand.

Synonyms of "Handwriting" as a noun (6 Words)

hand	A prehensile organ resembling the hand and forming the end part of a limb of various mammals such as that on all four limbs of a monkey. The palm of her hand.
letters	The literary culture. This book shows American letters* at its best.*
longhand	Ordinary handwriting (as opposed to shorthand, typing, or printing. A longhand* draft.*
pen	An electronic device like a pen used in conjunction with a writing surface to enter commands or data into a computer. She was forced to support herself by the pen.
script	Printed type imitating handwriting. Her neat tidy script.
writing	Handwriting. She did the thinking while he did the writing.

Usage Examples of "Handwriting" as a noun

Handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis.
This method of duplicating can reproduce typewriting, handwriting, or drawings.
Her handwriting was small and neat.
She recognized his handwriting.

Associations of "Handwriting" (30 Words)

crabbed	Bad-tempered. A crabbed* unhappy middle age.*
cursive	Cursive writing. This style of writing began to compete with Gothic cursive.
demotic	Demotic Greek. A poet with a keen ear for demotic* rhythms.*
disquisition	A long or elaborate essay or discussion on a particular subject. Nothing can kill a radio show quicker than a disquisition* on intertextual analysis.*
doodle	Make a doodle draw aimlessly. The text was interspersed with doodles.
draft	Select a player for a sports team through the draft. The White Sox chose him in the 13th round of the 1990 draft.
dramaturgy	The art of writing and producing plays. Studies of Shakespeare s dramaturgy.
essay	Attempt or try. Donald essayed a smile.
graffiti	Write words or drawings as graffiti. He graffitied his tag on a window and door.
hastily	With excessive speed or urgency; hurriedly. Hastily he scanned the headlines.
illegible	(of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible. Illegible handwriting.
interpolation	A remark interjected in a conversation. Yields were estimated using linear interpolation.
journal	Write in a journal or diary. While abroad he had kept a journal.
ledger	Fish using a ledger. Ledger tackle.
legible	(of handwriting or print) clear enough to read. The original typescript is scarcely legible.
libretto	The text of an opera or other long vocal work.
manuscript	An author’s handwritten or typed text that has not yet been published. An illuminated manuscript.
memorandum	A written message in business or diplomacy. The two countries signed a memorandum* of understanding on economic cooperation.*
palimpsest	Something reused or altered but still bearing visible traces of its earlier form. Sutton Place is a palimpsest* of the taste of successive owners.*
proofread	Read (written or printed material) and mark any errors. They must revise and proofread* their work.*
quickly	Without taking pains. We moved quickly* to deal with our auditor s questions.*
recognizance	A bond by which a person undertakes before a court or magistrate to observe some condition, especially to appear when summoned. He was released on his own recognizance* of 30 000.*
scrawl	Write (something) in a hurried, careless way. The page was covered in scrawls and doodles.
scribble	An aimless drawing. Illegible scribbles.
scribe	Write. Mark the position of the lock body on the door edge then scribe* a centre mark.*
script	Write a script for a play film or broadcast. The playwright scripted the movie.
signature	A sheet with several pages printed on it it folds to page size and is bound with other signatures to form a book. The signature* of a senior manager.*
sketch	Make a sketch of. Jeanne sketched and painted whenever she had the time.
transcribe	Put (thoughts, speech, or data) into written or printed form. Polymerases transcribe* it into a long RNA molecule.*
write	Compose write and send a letter to someone. He had to write* a cheque for 800.*