Meaning & use

written

adjective·Everyday

Expressed or recorded in writing rather than spoken.

See it in a sentence

Please submit a written explanation for your absence by the end of the week.

The agreement was never written down, so it was difficult to prove what had been promised.

A note on using this word

Written functions as both the past participle of write, as in she had written the letter, and a standalone adjective describing something recorded on paper.

Words with a similar meaning

recordeddocumented

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Words with an opposite meaning

verbalspoken

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