Thesaurus results for SCRAWL

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verb

ˈskrȯl

Definition of scrawl next

as in to scribble

to write or draw hastily or carelessly scrawled a quick note, stuck it in their mailbox, and hurried off

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as in scribble

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Recent Examples of scrawl

Verb

The painting includes an elephant that was personally scrawled by Cora, then three years old, who would go on to contribute elements to works by Basquiat and Clemente. —

Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 9 May 2026 Najib was in that position in 2011, when teenagers who scrawled anti-government graffiti on a school wall in Daraa were arrested and tortured. —

ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

Noun

There are notebooks covered in Paulsen’s thin scrawl and play drawings everywhere. —

Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 Who among us had a little pad on our nightstand, a stack of swollen notebooks beneath our bed, pages puffy with scrawl? —

Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scrawl

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scrawl

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This group – which included women with graying hair and comfortable OnCloud running shoes, a doctoral student scribbling in a tiny notebook and men wearing office casual chinos – were talking death over tea and vegan strawberry cookies in a gathering commonly called a Death Cafe.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
As a kid, Bazzana scribbled hitting strategies into a little red book.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026