indited
4 synonyms for indited, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — Past tense and past participle of indite: to compose or write down something such as a letter, poem or speech.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
How to use indited
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
indited a letter
indited these lines
Archaic and literary; appears mainly in older religious and poetic English.
Etymology
From Latin indictare, meaning to declare or proclaim, which reached English through Old French enditer. The same root later produced the legal word indict.
Full origin of indited →Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between indited and indicted?
Indited means wrote or composed and is archaic. Indicted, pronounced in-DY-tid as well, means formally charged with a crime. They sound identical, which is exactly why the confusion arises, and indicted is the word almost everyone actually wants.
Is indited still used today?
Very rarely, and only for deliberate literary effect or in older texts such as the Book of Common Prayer and the King James Bible. In modern writing, use wrote or composed.
How is indited pronounced?
In-DY-tid, with a long i in the stressed syllable, exactly like indicted.
