WRITERS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

writers

noun

plural of writer

as in authors

a person who creates a written work a writer who is still trying to get published

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Recent Examples of writers In more recent years, the go-to option for an aspiring writer has been starting a newsletter of her own, often on Substack, a digital platform that launched in 2017 to allow writers to charge money for their writing. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Fashionable gatherings were peppered with the prose of neoclassical writers and Romantic poets. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Other stats thrown out include working with more than 80 Korean production companies, filming taking place in more than 100 towns and cities, and a third of its originals being led by first-time writers and/or directors. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026 Information for this article was contributed by staff writers of The Associated Press and Constant Méheut of The New York Times. — Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026 Lanterns works so well in part because it was conceived as a standalone complete story, albeit one with ramifications for future DCU projects, thereby freeing up the writers to create something truly unique, with no forced, awkward tie-ins. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 Well known for his wicked sense of humor, O’Donnell traveled to Russia, China and elsewhere to train local writers and directors in the art of the American sitcom. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026 Etiquette writers told women in the 1920s to instruct female guests to de-layer in dressing rooms, typically on the second level. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 The good news for recipe writers is that Apple’s approach guarantees at least one visit to their original web page. — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 17 Oct. 2026

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Now that those demographics are changing and there are more non-white authors getting book deals and winning awards, there’s an emerging resentment, especially on social media.

— T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
The new figure is a sharper downgrade than the authors’ earlier Hoover analysis.

— Bilin Lin, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

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