Synonyms and Antonyms of letter

synonym (synonym of letter)

  • (noun.communication)
    missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    varsity letter
    an award earned by participation in a school sport (noun.communication)
     

hypernym (letter IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention) (noun.communication)
    literal interpretation
    an interpretation based on the exact wording (noun.communication)
     
  • a written message addressed to a person or organization (noun.communication)
    document
    anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks (noun.artifact)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    text, textual matter
    the words of something written (noun.communication)
     
  • an award earned by participation in a school sport (noun.communication)
    accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction (noun.communication)
     
  • mark letters on or mark with letters (verb.creation)
    write
    mark or trace on a surface (verb.creation)
     
  • owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire (noun.person)
    owner, proprietor
    (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business (noun.person)
     
  • set down or print with letters (verb.creation)
    impress, print
    reproduce by printing (verb.creation)
     
  • the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)
    character, grapheme, graphic symbol
    a written symbol that is used to represent speech (noun.communication)
     
  • win an athletic letter (verb.possession)
    earn, garner
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions (verb.possession)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF letter relation)

  • a written message addressed to a person or organization (noun.communication)
    business letter
    a letter dealing with business (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    cover letter, covering letter
    a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    crank letter
    a hostile (usually anonymous) letter (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    encyclical, encyclical letter
    a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    fan letter
    a letter that is a piece of fan mail (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    personal letter
    a letter dealing with personal affairs (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    form letter
    a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    open letter
    a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    chain letter
    a letter that is sent successively to several people (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    pastoral
    a letter from a pastor to the congregation (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    round robin
    a letter signed by a number of people (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    aerogram, aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter
    a letter sent by air mail (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    epistle
    a specially long, formal letter (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    dead letter, dead mail
    mail that can neither be delivered nor returned (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    letter of intent
    any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    invitation
    a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something (noun.communication)
     
  • the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)
    ascender
    a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    descender
    a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    digram, digraph
    two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe') (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    initial
    the first letter of a word (especially a person's name) (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    a
    the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    b
    the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    c
    the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    d
    the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    e
    the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    f
    the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    g
    the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    h
    the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    i
    the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    j
    the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    k
    the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    l
    the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    m
    the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    n
    the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    o
    the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    p
    the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    q
    the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    r
    the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    s
    the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    t
    the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    u
    the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    v
    the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    double-u, w
    the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ex, x
    the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    wye, y
    the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ezed, izzard, z, zed, zee
    the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    alpha
    the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    beta
    the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    gamma
    the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    delta
    the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    epsilon
    the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    zeta
    the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    eta
    the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    theta
    the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    iota
    the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    kappa
    the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lambda
    the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    mu
    the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    nu
    the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    xi
    the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    omicron
    the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    pi
    the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    rho
    the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sigma
    the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    tau
    the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    upsilon
    the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    phi
    the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    chi, khi
    the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    psi
    the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    omega
    the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    aleph
    the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    beth
    the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    gimel
    the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    daleth
    the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    he
    the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    waw
    the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    zayin
    the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    heth
    the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    teth
    the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    yodh
    the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    kaph
    the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    lamedh
    the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    mem
    the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    nun
    the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    samekh
    the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    ayin
    the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    pe
    the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sadhe
    the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    qoph
    the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    resh
    the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    sin
    the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    shin
    the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    taw
    the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    polyphone, polyphonic letter
    a letter that has two or more pronunciations (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    block capital, block letter
    a plain hand-drawn letter (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    vowel
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    consonant
    a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant (noun.communication)
     

part holonym (PART OF relation)

  • a written message addressed to a person or organization (noun.communication)
    postscript, ps
    a note appended to a letter after the signature (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    address, destination, name and address
    written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    line
    text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen (noun.communication)
     

part meronym (HAS PART relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    mail
    the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    correspondence
    communication by the exchange of letters (noun.communication)
     
  • the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)
    spelling
    forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage (noun.communication)
     

member meronym (HAS MEMBER relation)

  • (noun.communication)
    alphabet
    a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language (noun.communication)
     

derivation (.... is derived from letter)

  • an award earned by participation in a school sport (noun.communication)
    letter
    win an athletic letter (verb.possession)
     
  • mark letters on or mark with letters (verb.creation)
    alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet
    the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.person)
    letterer
    a painter of letters (noun.person)
     
  • owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire (noun.person)
    lease, let, rent
    grant use or occupation of under a term of contract (verb.possession)
     
  • win an athletic letter (verb.possession)
    letter, varsity letter
    an award earned by participation in a school sport (noun.communication)
     
synonym hypernym hyponym part holonym part meronym member meronym derivation missive alphabetic character letter of the alphabet varsity letter document text accolade award character grapheme business letter cover letter crank letter encyclical fan letter postscript ps address line mail correspondence spelling alphabet lease alphabetic character letter of the alphabet letterer varsity letter
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. missive . alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet . varsity letter . literal interpretation . document . text, textual matter . accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels . write . owner, proprietor . impress, print . character, grapheme, graphic symbol . earn, garner . business letter . cover letter, covering letter . crank letter . encyclical, encyclical letter . fan letter . personal letter . form letter . open letter . chain letter . pastoral . round robin . aerogram, aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter . epistle . dead letter, dead mail . letter of intent . invitation . ascender . descender . digram, digraph . initial . a . b . c . d . e . f . g . h . i . j . k . l . m . n . o . p . q . r . s . t . u . v . double-u, w . ex, x . wye, y . ezed, izzard, z, zed, zee . alpha . beta . gamma . delta . epsilon . zeta . eta . theta . iota . kappa . lambda . mu . nu . xi . omicron . pi . rho . sigma . tau . upsilon . phi . chi, khi . psi . omega . aleph . beth . gimel . daleth . he . waw . zayin . heth . teth . yodh . kaph . lamedh . mem . nun . samekh . ayin . pe . sadhe . qoph . resh . sin . shin . taw . polyphone, polyphonic letter . block capital, block letter . vowel . consonant . postscript, ps . address, destination, name and address . line . mail . correspondence . spelling . alphabet . letter . alphabetic character, letter, letter of the alphabet . letterer . lease, let, rent . letter, varsity letter


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