Synonyms for letter
ˈlɛt ərlet·ter

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. letter1

   Synonyms:
   bookstave

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. letter

   Synonyms:
   epistle, note, communication, message, missive

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. letter, missivenoun

   a written message addressed to a person or organization

   "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

   Synonyms:
   varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabet

2. letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic characternoun

   the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

   "his grandmother taught him his letters"

   Synonyms:
   varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabet

3. letternoun

   owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

   Synonyms:
   varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabet

4. letternoun

   a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)

   "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"

   Synonyms:
   varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabet

5. letter, varsity letterverb

   an award earned by participation in a school sport

   "he won letters in three sports"

   Synonyms:
   varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabet

6. letterverb

   win an athletic letter

7. letterverb

   set down or print with letters

8. letterverb

   mark letters on or mark with letters

Matched Categories

1. • Document
   • Earn
   • Literal Interpretation
   • Owner
   • Print
   • Text
   • Write

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1. letternoun

   Synonyms:
   alphabetic character

2. letternoun

   Synonyms:
   epistle, note

3. letternoun

   Synonyms:
   literal meaning, literal sense, verbal expression

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1. letternoun

   Synonyms:
   epistle, favor, missive, note, encyclic, encyclical, decretal (letter of the Pope)

   Associated words:
   correspond, epistolical, epistolary, epistolean, epistolize, epistler, epistolar, epistolography, postscript

2. letternoun

   Synonyms:
   initial (first letter)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "letter":

   charter, lettre, letters, lettera, message, ietter, carta, shun, mail, correspondence, carte, communication, brief, submission

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1. Wheaton College professor Larry Eskridge:

   Christmas music was pretty much a dead letter on the airwaves until maybe Christmas Eve.

2. Grant Smith:

   Roger Stone was surprised by the President's Tweet yesterday, this letter... and the one sent in September to the Senate Intel Committee preceded the President's Tweet in support of Roger Stone.

3. Dianne Feinstein:

   Director Comey’s announcement played right into the political campaign of Donald Trump, who is already using the letter for political purposes.

4. Times Union:

   The Legislative Correspondents Association (LCA), made up of dozens of reporters and editors from various news outlets who cover the state Capitol in Albany, sent a letter Monday requesting Cuomo allow reporters to ask at least one follow-up question; diversify which reporters are selected for questions by taking into account race, ethnicity, gender and age; and alert news outlets at least two hours in advance of his public appearances.

5. Danielle Weston:

   I will say that in my opinion, the language on the agenda is not consistent with what is in the letter the TEA sent the board, i am surprised and disappointed to see this inconsistency and have repeatedly asked the board president (the party responsible for setting the agenda and language therein) to align the agenda with the contents of the letter. She has rejected my request.