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

By combining scraps of data on several inscriptions, archaeologists have calculated that Chak Tok Ich’aak probably acceded to the throne in 360 a.d.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann