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

In Guadagnino’s hands, Artificial zooms in on the interpersonal relationships that have global reverberations.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Some shots dwell on the band member’s hands working their instruments.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

Gabriel Heaton, Sotheby’s books and manuscripts specialist, said the decision to offer the material as a single lot came from the strength of the archive as a whole.

— George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Judging by her few surviving manuscripts, Austen didn’t much use commas (or paragraphs).

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of manuscripts

Noun

In the late 1800s and the 1900s, as the forces of conformity and anonymity bore down on urban life, Thornton said everyday people began adding flair to their own signatures, too.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026
Ironically, this fashion week, people across London and Paris were queuing to buy Galliano’s new Zara collaboration, to get their hands on more wearable versions of his design signatures for under £1,000.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of signatures

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Fans swarmed the Kursaal Theater, where Pitt reportedly spent the duration of his official film screening outside, signing autographs and posing for photographs for the massive crowd gathered.

— Jennifer Green, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
An hour later, fans were still lining up to get autographs, but in the fifth row behind the Sun bench, Diane Camacho, Joann Gallant and Pat Grondin, season ticket holders from day one, were still in their seats.

— Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of autographs

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