inscriptions

NOUN

message

Synonyms

STRONGEST

caption engraving epitaph lettering signature

STRONG

autograph dedication heading imprint label legend saying wording

Example Sentences

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There are no signatures and—except in the latest drawings—no text whatsoever: no labels, no inscriptions, no dimensions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Once-common literary references to Shakespeare or Dickens have now become as obscure in the common culture as so many Mayan inscriptions.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

Paintings of the course hang on the walls, as do photographs of famous people with heartfelt inscriptions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Golden inscriptions read "One Nation Under God" and "Liberty and Justice for All" on opposite sides.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Incredibly, some of the last inscriptions are gibberish, as if scribes had lost the knowledge of writing and were reduced to meaningless imitation of their ancestors.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann