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Definitions

pencil

[pen-suhl] / ˈpɛn səl /
NOUN
ray
Synonyms
STRONGEST
glimmer light radiation
STRONG
bar blaze blink emanation flash flicker gleam glint glitter hint incandescence irradiation moonbeam patch radiance scintilla shaft shine spark sparkle streak stream sunbeam trace wave
Antonyms
STRONG
dullness
VERB
draw
Synonyms
STRONGEST
mark paint write
STRONG
caricature chart compose crayon delineate depict describe design draft engrave etch express form formulate frame graph limn model outline portray prepare profile sketch trace
WEAK
map out
VERB
write
Synonyms
STRONGEST
address compose create draft note pen print record rewrite scrawl scribble sign tell
STRONG
author autograph chalk commit communicate copy correspond engross formulate ghost indite ink inscribe letter reproduce scribe transcribe typewrite
WEAK
bang out comp dash off draw up drop a line drop a note jot down knock off knock out note down push a pencil put in writing scriven set down set forth take down turn out write down write up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destroy ignore ruin
STRONG
keep stop
WEAK
read

Example Sentences

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However, nonconductive materials like fingernails or pencil erasers do not alter the electric field, so the screen does not respond.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

He said she had pointed a broken pencil at him.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

"Jeff Goldblum names his favourite pencil and a random Midlander describes his hometown... Friday nights on BBC One are now cosy but mundane," she wrote, in a three-star review.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

“Unless folks are saving money on the operating cost, it often doesn’t pencil out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2026

The second bell rings, and I scramble to find a pencil to write down the details.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.