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Synonyms for italic

Most common

oblique cursive

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Designed to resemble a handwriting style developed in Italy in the 16th century.

Example sentences

  • cursive Can you read Russian written with cursive letters?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
italicsteady
obliquefalling
cursiverising

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

By length

7 letters
oblique2, cursive

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (oblique2 = 2 syllables).