WRITERS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

writers

noun

plural of writer

as in authors

a person who creates a written work a writer who is still trying to get published

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Recent Examples of writers Directing the film is Chase Joynt (No Ordinary Man), with Greg Beer and Onstad the writers. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 Kesha noted that her mom, Pebe Sebert, was one of the writers on the tune. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 The Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft and business of writers and filmmakers. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 When working with writers, Scott typically goes through the story and asks hypothetical questions to develop and deepen the ideas. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 And former Conan writers did a rewatch pod in honor of Conan O’Brien’s 20th year in late night. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2026 Neither group showed higher-than-normal death rates from cancers that aren’t tied to radiation exposure, noted the commentary writers, Catherine Olsen and Ken Karipidis. — CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Directors, producers, writers and performers are boycotting the Georgian National Film Center (GNFC). — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 All the essays collected here are by writers who happen to swim, rather than swimmers who happen to write, including luminaries like Margaret Drabble, Esther Freud, and Leanne Shapton. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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The campaign is geared towards challenging the CBC’s opposition to the bill; the group alleges that the bill’s authors did not sufficiently take into account the perspectives of Black athletes, coaches, and others.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Since OpenAI published its blog post, the website changed the article’s attribution to one of the real authors, Kate Hooper, a senior policy analyst at the Migration Policy Institute.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026

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