Synonyms for scrawl
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Irregular, poor handwriting; especially, such writing that is illegible.
Forms
- Plural
- scrawls → scribbles, scratches, cacographies, writes…
Example sentences
- scribble Rip your scribble into a thousand shreds!
- write It was not so simple to write a letter in English.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scrawl | rising | |
| scribble | rising | |
| cacography | steady | |
| write | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- write1
- 7 letters
- scratch1
- 8 letters
- scrabble2, scribble2
- 10 letters
- cacography
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scrabble2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- griffonnage
- Deutsch
- Sauklaue