Synonyms for letter
ˈlɛt ərlet·ter

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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

Suggested Resources

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How to use letter in a sentence?

1. Greg Gianforte:

   Twenty-six governors sent the president a letter in September asking for a meeting. We have not gotten a response.

2. The Secret Service:

   The Secret Service is in receipt of the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General’s letter, we have informed the January 6th Select Committee of the Inspector General’s request and will conduct a thorough legal review to ensure we are fully cooperative with all oversight efforts and that they do not conflict with each other.

3. Robert Armstrong:

   It a letter contains a misleading impression, not a lie. It was being economical with the truth.

4. President Donald Trump:

   The captain should not have written a letter. He didn't have to be Ernest Hemingway. He made a mistake, but he had a bad day.

5. David Pannick:

   I think the Prime Minister is on the right side of the law on this occasion. The Benn Act required him to send a letter to the president of the European Council seeking an extension, and that's what he's done. The act doesn't require that he sign the letter, the Benn act has achieved its purpose. The act doesn't require the prime minister to abandon his political objectives, his political beliefs, that we should leave on the 31st.