written language

Questions about written language

What is another word for written language?

It depends which written language you mean. In the sense “communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten)”, the synonyms are written communication, black and white. Across all 1 sense there are 2 distinct synonyms, and they are not interchangeable with each other — this page lists them under the sense each one belongs to.

What is the opposite of written language?

WordNet records no antonym for written language. Antonymy in WordNet is a relation between specific word forms rather than between concepts, so it is recorded only where lexicographers judged the pairing direct. An absence here means none was recorded, not that none can be imagined.

Where do the synonyms for written language come from?

From Princeton University's WordNet, a lexical database maintained by lexicographers since 1985. A synonym here means a word form that shares a synset with this word — a set of forms interchangeable in one recorded context. Nothing on this page is generated by a language model.

Other views of written language

• Full entry for written languageAll 1 sense, with examples, usage labels, syllables and pronunciation.
• Rhymes for written languageWhether this word can be rhymed at all — it is not in the pronouncing dictionary.
• Thesaurus homeHow WordNet synsets work, and the collections built for synonym work.