HANDWRITINGS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

handwritings

noun

plural of handwriting

as in hands

the form or style of a particular person's writing she immediately recognized the handwriting on the envelope as that of her old college roommate

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as in calligraphies

writing done by hand the columnist laments the decline of fine handwriting, as so few people write letters by hand anymore

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Noun

The video shows four deputies running after Garza along Interstate 10 in Palm Springs, with Garza facing the deputies several times while holding an object in his hands.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
Alaska’s bid for statehood, in the late nineteen-fifties, was in part a matter of keeping the hands of Seattle businessmen off local salmon stocks.

— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands

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Publishing houses have tried to crack down on AI usage by authors, inserting strict clauses into book deals and leaning on Pangram to vet manuscripts.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 27 Oct. 2026
The manuscripts at the Habott Library are among the oldest in West Africa.

— Kang-Chun Cheng, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of manuscripts

Noun

The change prompted pushback from some hosts, with one petition attracting more than 7,000 signatures by Thursday evening.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
The Illinois State Board of Elections removed both from the ballot, finding Sigcho-Lopez 1,222 valid signatures short and Macías 1,058 short.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of signatures

Noun

The star signed autographs and greeted fans before enjoying her night.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2026
By then, Conan Doyle was receiving dozens of inquiries addressed to Sherlock Holmes each month—requests for autographs, advice, even locks of hair.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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