Meaning & use
written
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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