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Synonyms for letter
ˈlɛt ərlet·ter
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word letter.
Wiktionary
letter1
Synonyms:
bookstave
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
letter
Synonyms:
epistle, note, communication, message, missive
Princeton's WordNet
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 alphabetletter, 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 alphabetletternoun
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
Synonyms:
varsity letter, alphabetic character, missive, letter of the alphabetletternoun
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 alphabetletter, 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 alphabetletterverb
win an athletic letter
letterverb
set down or print with letters
letterverb
mark letters on or mark with letters
Dictionary of English Synonymes
letternoun
Synonyms:
alphabetic characterletternoun
letternoun
Synonyms:
literal meaning, literal sense, verbal expression
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
letternoun
Synonyms:
epistle, favor, missive, note, encyclic, encyclical, decretal (letter of the Pope)Associated words:
correspond, epistolical, epistolary, epistolean, epistolize, epistler, epistolar, epistolography, postscriptletternoun
Synonyms:
initial (first letter)
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "letter":
charter, lettre, letters, lettera, message, ietter, carta, shun, mail, correspondence, carte, communication, brief, submission
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Letter
Alphabet vs. Letter -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Alphabet and Letter.
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#149 | message | |
#195 | ||
#460 | note | |
#1194 | letter | |
#1257 | communication | |
#1998 | letters | |
#2436 | brief | |
#3430 | submission | |
#3789 | charter | |
#6226 | correspondence | |
#14622 | carte | |
#28695 | carta | |
#31524 | shun | |
#35910 | epistle | |
#49551 | lettre | |
#67831 | lettera | |
#77469 | missive |
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The public outcry appears to have caused the DA to reverse himself within a month, the Feb. 4 letter appears to defang the memo, which gave clear instructions to go soft on many classes of cases, including certain gunpoint robberies and other violent felonies.
Of all the cultures that have disappeared from the world, not a single farewell letter or suicide note has been unearthed.
Since our territory sits on fault lines that become active every now and then, we will have to, and we will, take harsh measures for implementation of building codes in letter and in spirit.
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration can confirm that the letter is legitimate.
Here's the craziest part of this story to me. A sitting congressman is being accused of child trafficking and the QAnon people are suddenly like ‘nah, I need more evidence,’ that was your whole thing! I mean come on, think about it. Matt Gaetz’s girlfriend, she was allegedly 17, the 17th letter is Q, it all adds up! What are you waiting for? The storm is finally here and QAnon is like ‘you can’t believe everything you read on the internet.’.
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