write

[rahyt] / raɪt /

VERB

put language in written form

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 pencil 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

VERB

to use a computer language, program

Synonyms

STRONGEST

author code program

Example Sentences

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She had her Christmas Day sermon to write.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Rough & Tumble gets about 1.1 million page views a year, Kavanagh said, and while it’s not a huge moneymaker, the business allows him to write off his many subscriptions.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

The children at Madrone Elementary School in Santa Rosa heard the news and were asked by their teacher to write notes of sympathy to the pupils of Pantglas Junior School.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

“What did you write about your name?” he asks.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

write

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