Synonyms for cursive

Most common

longhand · running hand

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Antonyms

print, block letters, manuscript

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   A cursive character, letter or font.

2. adj. 1

   Running; flowing.

Related words

Is a kind of

handwriting

Forms

Plural

cursives → longhands, scripts, flowings, runnings…

Example sentences

• longhand Fewer young people know how to write in longhand.
• script The Tangut had an ideographic script of their own.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters

script¹, italic³

7 letters

running², written², flowing²

8 letters

longhand²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (italic³ = 3 syllables).