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

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Script as a Noun
Definitions of "Script" as a noun
Synonyms of "Script" as a noun (22 Words)
Usage Examples of "Script" as a noun
Associations of "Script" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Script” are: hand, handwriting, book, playscript, writing, autograph, pen, letters, longhand, penmanship, calligraphy, chirography, text, screenplay, libretto, lyrics, score, lines, parts, dialogue, words, manuscript

Script as a Noun

Definitions of "Script" as a noun

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

An automated series of instructions carried out in a specific order.
The written text of a play, film, or broadcast.
Handwriting as distinct from print; written characters.
The social role or behaviour appropriate to particular situations that an individual absorbs through cultural influences and association with others.
A candidate's written answers in an examination.
Writing using a particular alphabet.
Something written by hand.
A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
A particular orthography or writing system.
Printed type imitating handwriting.

Synonyms of "Script" as a noun (22 Words)

autograph	A signature, especially that of a celebrity written as a memento for an admirer. Fans surged around the car asking for autographs.
book	A bookmaker s record of bets accepted and money paid out. A pattern book.
calligraphy	Beautiful handwriting. You could watch professionals demonstrating lettering and calligraphy.
chirography	Handwriting, especially as distinct from typography.
dialogue	A conversation between two persons. The USA would enter into a direct dialogue* with Vietnam.*
hand	A person s arm including the hand. They are taking the law into their own hands.
handwriting	A person’s particular style of writing. She recognized his handwriting.
letters	Scholarly attainment. He is a man of letters.
libretto	The words of an opera or musical play.
lines	In games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area.
longhand	Ordinary handwriting (as opposed to shorthand, typing, or printing. A longhand* draft.*
lyrics	The text of a popular song or musical-comedy number. His compositions always started with the lyrics.
manuscript	Handwritten book or document. Several manuscripts in his own hand.
parts	A portion of a natural object. He hasn t been seen around these parts* in years.*
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.
penmanship	A person’s handwriting. Exercises in penmanship.
playscript	A written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance.
score	A resentment strong enough to justify retaliation. He studied the score* of the sonata.*
screenplay	A script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets.
text	A text message. The preacher chose a text* from Psalms to introduce his sermon.*
words	Words making up the dialogue of a play. I listened to his words* very closely.*
writing	The activity or skill of writing. The writings of Gertrude Stein.

Usage Examples of "Script" as a noun

Her neat, tidy script.
Russian script.

Associations of "Script" (30 Words)

adapted	Changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose. Seeds precisely adapted* to the area.*
adjustment	The act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment. For many couples there may need to be a period of adjustment.
alteration	An event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another. Careful alteration* of old buildings.*
collation	The action of collating something. Lunch was a collation* of salami olives and rye bread.*
demotic	Demotic Greek. A demotic* idiom.*
dictation	The action of dictating words to be typed, written down, or recorded on tape. He signed and mailed his dictation* without bothering to read it.*
doodle	Make a doodle draw aimlessly. The text was interspersed with doodles.
draft	Select a player for a sports team through the draft. The draft* and I were sent to the barracks near Folkestone.*
dramaturgy	The theory and practice of dramatic composition. Studies of Shakespeare s dramaturgy.
edit	A version of written recorded or filmed material made as a result of editing. The same family has been editing the influential newspaper for almost 100 years.
essay	An attempt or effort. Donald essayed a smile.
folio	A book or manuscript made up of folio sheets of paper a volume of the largest standard size. The first folio* of Shakespeare s plays.*
handwriting	The activity of writing by hand. She recognized his handwriting.
interpolation	The insertion of an intermediate value or term into a series by estimating or calculating it from surrounding known values. Yields were estimated using linear interpolation.
libretto	The words of an opera or musical play.
manuscript	The form of a literary work submitted for publication. Early Gothic manuscripts.
modification	The grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. A number of modifications are being carried out to the engines.
modified	Mediocre. The performance of the modified* aircraft was much improved.*
modify	Make partial or minor changes to (something. Please modify* this letter to make it more polite.*
novel	The literary genre represented or exemplified by novels. The novel* is the most adaptable of all literary forms.*
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.*
papyrus	Paper made from the papyrus plant by cutting it in strips and pressing it flat used by ancient Egyptians and Greeks and Romans. The text was preserved probably on papyrus.
proofread	Read (written or printed material) and mark any errors. Typesetting from the writer s keystrokes reduces the need for proofreading.
revision	The action of revising. A revision* of the Hegelian concept of history.*
rewrite	Rewrite so as to make fit to suit a new or different purpose. Rewrite after rewrite was drafted to ensure the final version would pass muster.
scrawl	Poor handwriting. The page was covered in scrawls and doodles.
scribble	A piece of writing or a picture produced carelessly or hurriedly. Hastily he scribbled in the margin.
text	A text message. Pictures made the text* easier to understand.*
transcribe	Arrange (a piece of music) for a different instrument, voice, or group of these. The court was adjourned so that they could transcribe* their notes.*
write	Underwrite an insurance policy. She writes code faster than anybody else.