Synonyms and antonyms of Handwriting and spelling in British Thesaurus

calligraphy (noun)

beautiful writing done using special pens or brushes

crabbed (adjective)

crabbed writing is written in small letters that are very close together and difficult to read

cursive (adjective)

cursive handwriting is written with each letter of a word joined to the next letter. Children refer to this as joined-up writing.

decipher (verb)

to succeed in reading untidy or careless writing

double t/m/8/9 etc ()

used when spelling a word or giving a number, to say that a letter or number is repeated

graphology (noun)

the science of studying people’s handwriting in order to learn about their character

hand (noun)

mainly literary someone’s handwriting

handwriting (noun)

the particular way that someone writes using a pen or pencil

handwritten (adjective)

written using a pen or pencil, instead of being printed or typed

illiterate (adjective)

illiterate writing contains a lot of grammar and spelling mistakes

longhand (noun)

ordinary writing done by hand instead of typing

misspell (verb)

to spell a word wrongly

orthography (noun)

the spelling system of a language, including the rules for using punctuation, capital letters, and emphasis

penmanship (noun)

formal writing done by hand, or skill in this type of writing

print (verb)

to write by hand using individual letters that are not joined together

printing (noun)

a simple style of writing in which the letters are not joined together

scrawl (noun)

untidy, careless writing, or something written carelessly or in a hurry, so that it is difficult to read

scribble (noun)

untidy writing, or something written in an untidy way

script (noun)

formal handwriting

spell (verb)

to know the letters of a word in the correct order

spell (verb)

to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order

spell (verb)

to have a good knowledge of the way that words are written

spell (verb)

if a series of letters spells a word, they make that word. This is usually used by children and teachers

speller (noun)

formal someone who spells words

spelling (noun)

the ability to spell

spelling (noun)

the correct way of writing a word

spell out ()

to say or write the letters of a word in the correct order

spidery (adjective)

spidery writing is untidy and consists of long thin lines

steno (noun)

informal stenography

stenography (noun)

a system of writing very quickly using special signs

unreadable (adjective)

unreadable writing or printing is impossible to read because it is very small or untidy

write (verb)

to spell a word

writing (noun)

used about the individual way that a particular person writes