Synonyms and antonyms of Printing and fonts and print layout in British Thesaurus

bold (adjective)

using clear strong letters or lines

bold (adjective)

formal printed using darker or thicker letters than other printed letters

bold (noun)

a way of printing letters that makes them thicker and darker than usual

capitalise ()

a British spelling of capitalize

capitalize (verb)

to write something using capital letters

copperplate (noun)

a style of writing in which the letters are carefully formed in curved flowing shapes

dotted line (noun)

a line of small spots of ink that are very close together

font (noun)

a complete set of letters and numbers in one size and style, used for printing or for computer documents

format (noun)

the size, shape, and appearance of a book, magazine, or newspaper

full-page (adjective)

printed on a whole page of a newspaper or magazine

Gothic (adjective)

Gothic printing or writing uses thick lines and pointed shapes

header (noun)

a line or piece of writing that is repeated at the top of every page of a book or computer document

hot off the press(es) ()

only just printed, or only just received

impression (noun)

a single occasion when a number of copies of a book are printed

indent (verb)

to start a line of writing or printing further from the edge of the page than the other lines

indent (noun)

a space at the side of a page that is made by indenting a line

indentation (noun)

the action of indenting lines of writing

indentation (noun)

an indent in a line

inset (verb)

to put something such as a small picture onto a printed page

italic (adjective)

italic letters slope to the right

italicise ()

a British spelling of italicize

italicize (verb)

to write or print something in italics, often for emphasis

italics (noun)

italics are letters that slope to the right, like the letters used for the examples in this dictionary. Italics are often used to emphasize particular words in a piece of printed writing.

justification (noun)

the process of making the letters at the right or left edge of a printed page form a straight line

justified (adjective)

printed on a page so that the letters at the right or left edge form a straight line

justify (verb)

to make the left or right edges of writing form a straight line when typing or printing

landscape (noun)

a way of arranging a page so that its long sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the short sides at the top and bottom, is called portrait.

layout (noun)

the way in which the words and pictures on a page are arranged

lower case (noun)

the ordinary small form in which letters are written or printed. Big letters like those at the beginning of a sentence or name are called upper case or capital letters

make-up (noun)

the way that words and pictures are arranged on a page before a newspaper, magazine, or book is printed

margin (noun)

the space at the left or right side of a page where words are not usually printed or written

margin (noun)

a line drawn down the side of an empty page in order to mark the area of a margin

mockup (noun)

something that shows what printed words and pictures will look like

offset (noun)

a method of printing in which ink is put onto paper from another surface

overprint (verb)

to print something on top of words or pictures that have already been printed

pagination (noun)

the numbers on the pages of a book or other document, or the process of putting numbers on pages

plate (noun)

a piece of metal used, especially in the past, for printing the words and pictures in books

portrait (noun)

a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the long sides at the top and bottom, is called landscape.

print (verb)

to produce words, numbers, pictures etc on paper, using a printer or printing press

print (noun)

letters or other symbols made by pressing ink, paint etc on paper or a similar surface

printer (noun)

a person or business that prints documents or pictures etc for private customers or other businesses

printing (noun)

the process of making books, newspapers etc, using a printing press to put words and pictures onto paper

printing (noun)

relating to printing

quarto (noun)

a large size of paper used in printing that measures about 26 x 20 centimetres

Roman (noun)

the usual style of printing that uses plain upright letters

sans serif (noun)

a style of printed letters that have no extra lines or curves at their edges

serif (noun)

a short line at the top or bottom of a printed letter

set (verb)

to arrange letters and words on a special machine into the correct order so that you can print something

small (adjective)

small letters are written using the small form of the letter, for example ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’ etc.

space (noun)

the width of one letter of the alphabet when you are typing

superscript (adjective)

written or printed in very small print above a letter, number, or symbol

type (noun)

letters printed in a book, magazine, or newspaper, or typed using a keyboard

typeface (noun)

a set of letters and numbers of the same design, used in printing or on a computer

typesetting (noun)

the job of arranging words and letters for printing

typographic (adjective)

relating to the way in which a document has been printed

typography (noun)

the arrangement and appearance of the words and letters in a printed document, book etc

white space (noun)

space on a page that has deliberately been left empty