LONGHAND Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

longhand

noun

ˈlȯŋ-ˌhand

Definition of longhand

as in handwriting

writing done by hand my computer was down for most of the afternoon, so I wrote out my report in longhand

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Recent Examples of longhand Schumacher worked longhand, and filled tons of flip notebooks with his words before transferring them onto a typewriter. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 In Conversation Amit Chaudhuri tells us about writing longhand, rereading the Bhagavad Gita, and more. — Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026 The Czech literary titan was famous for preferring to write longhand, even after the explosion of the typewriter. — Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025 There is even research evidence that the act of writing in longhand has benefits over typing. — Rebecca Fraser-Thill, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for longhand

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Noun

Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Some handwriting experts wondered whether a lack of panache in penmanship was generational.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of handwriting

Noun

Buly is hosting free calligraphy courses in its Central boutique in Hong Kong and in Hong Kong, The Louis is updating two galleries to explore the houses’ love of Art Deco and its ties with China.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Inspired by a Miró retrospective from earlier that year, and having learned about Matisse via Krasner, Pollock trials a variety of marks, from broad, clean planes of blue, orange, and black to jazzy calligraphy.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of calligraphy

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Brooke has arrived back at the family homestead in the California desert on Christmas Eve, bearing copies of her manuscript like a sinister Santa Claus.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Polly, by contrast, reads the manuscript and is immediately filled with anguish and all-consuming fury.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

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