ghostwrite

[gohst-rahyt] / ˈgoʊstˌraɪt /

VERB

compose

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive design devise form invent orchestrate pen produce set up write

STRONG

author cast contrive discover fabricate forge formulate frame ghost imagine indite originate poetize score scribble script time

WEAK

bang out clef coin a phrase comp cook up draw up dream up fudge together knock off knock out make up note down push pencil put down put pen to paper set type turn out whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destroy disorganize ruin

STRONG

demolish lose wreck

WEAK

agitate anger arouse disarrange disperse distress excite scatter upset

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

I was fine letting Gemini ghostwrite emails about insurance claims and refunds, but it didn’t feel right for messages to loved ones, even if the initial draft did sound like me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 18, 2026

"I'm sure everybody aspires to be him. He's such a brilliant writer. It's very hard to ghostwrite a book and at some level never have it sound like it was written by somebody else."

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2023

After moving to Paris, author Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette agrees to ghostwrite a semi-autobiographical novel for her husband.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2020

Hired to ghostwrite BoJack’s memoir in the show’s pilot, uptight, judgmental, dependable Diane stands in stark contrast with the circus around her.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2020

If you could ghostwrite someone else’s life story, whose would it be?

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2018

ghostwrite

Example Sentences

Related Words