inscribe

12 synonyms and 3 antonyms for inscribe, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Verb — To write or carve words into a surface, particularly a hard one, or into a book intended as a gift for someone else; to engrave.

Synonyms

Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.

code raise enter grave

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

autograph enroll

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

enrol cypher encipher cipher engrave encrypt

To write or carve words into a surface, particularly a hard one, or into a book intended as a gift for someone else; to engrave.

“I inscribed the book with a message for Kate.”

enrol code cypher raise encipher enter autograph cipher engrave enroll grave encrypt

Opposites

erase obliterate

To add someone's name to an official list or record.

Opposites

expunge

Borrowed from Latin īnscrībō, formed from in- (“upon”) and scrībō (“to write”).

code enter raise grave erase autograph enroll cipher encipher expunge encrypt enrol