100 Words to Use Instead of “Write”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	address	write on an envelope
2.	advise	write to give guidance
3.	annotate	add notes to text
4.	appeal	write to request a change
5.	apply	write and submit an application
6.	assert	write confidently as true
7.	author	write as the creator
8.	autograph	sign as a celebrity
9.	brainstorm	write down ideas quickly
10.	caption	write a short description
11.	chronicle	write an account over time
12.	cite	write a reference to a source
13.	code	write computer instructions
14.	comment	write a remark
15.	complain	write to express dissatisfaction
16.	complete	fill in a form
17.	compose	create text or music
18.	copy	write the same text again
19.	countersign	sign in addition to another
20.	declare	write formally and publicly
21.	describe	write about how something is
22.	detail	write with specific information
23.	diarize	write in a diary
24.	DM	send a direct message
25.	document	write up officially
26.	draft	write a first version
27.	draw up	write and prepare formally
28.	edit	change and correct writing
29.	elaborate	write with added explanation
30.	email	send a written email
31.	endorse	sign to approve or support
32.	enter	input text or data
33.	enumerate	write items in order
34.	expand	write with more detail
35.	explain	write to make clear
36.	file	submit an official document
37.	fill in	write missing information
38.	fill out	write required information on a form
39.	flesh out	add more detail in writing
40.	footnote	add a note at the bottom
41.	format	arrange text layout
42.	freewrite	write continuously without stopping
43.	ghostwrite	write for another person
44.	hand in	submit written work
45.	index	write an index of topics
46.	inform	write to tell someone
47.	initial	sign with initials
48.	inquire	write to ask for information
49.	inscribe	write on a surface
50.	itemize	write as a list
51.	jot	write briefly
52.	journal	write in a journal
53.	key in	enter text by typing
54.	label	write an identifying tag
55.	layout	arrange text on a page
56.	list	write items one by one
57.	lodge	formally submit a document
58.	log	write a record entry
59.	message	write a message to someone
60.	minute	write meeting notes
61.	narrate	write or tell a story
62.	note	write down for reference
63.	notify	write to officially inform
64.	organize	arrange writing into order
65.	outline	write a brief plan
66.	paraphrase	write in different words
67.	pen	write, especially creatively
68.	petition	write a formal request
69.	post	publish writing online
70.	proclaim	write or announce strongly
71.	program	write software code
72.	publish	make writing public
73.	put down	write down quickly
74.	put in writing	state in written form
75.	quote	write someone’s exact words
76.	record	write down as a record
77.	reference	mention in writing
78.	register	record in an official list
79.	reply	write back to someone
80.	request	write to ask for something
81.	respond	write an answer
82.	revise	rewrite to improve
83.	rewrite	write again with changes
84.	scribble	write quickly and messily
85.	script	write a script or code
86.	set down	write down formally
87.	sign	write your name to approve
88.	spell out	write in full detail
89.	state	write or say clearly
90.	submit	send in written work
91.	summarize	write a short summary
92.	take notes	write brief points for later
93.	text	send a written phone message
94.	transcribe	write out from speech or audio
95.	translate	write in another language
96.	transliterate	write in another script
97.	turn in	submit for review
98.	type	write using a keyboard
99.	typeset	set text for printing
100.	update	add new information in writing