STENO Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

steno

noun

Definition of steno

as in stenography

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Recent Examples of steno Unlike a computer keyboard, the steno keys are virtually silent, save for a soft pattering. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 15 Aug. 2019 The steno keyboard is specially designed to press multiple keys at once to capture entire syllables or words in a single stroke. — Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025 This novel following three women getting into the Manhattan steno pool has the career girl front and center. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 10 Dec. 2025 Live captioning is an entirely different animal, and those workers use steno machines, like those used in courtrooms, to create hyperfast captions. — Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 June 2023 Traditionally, court reporters have used 22-key steno machines to rapidly take down every word said by lawyers, judges and anyone else who speaks on the record during an official proceeding. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Angie worked in the Justice Building under Attorney General Robert Kennedy and did steno and typing. — Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 In April 1948, Cena, who died in 2016, took a job as a steno clerk at the Santa Fe Railway in Chicago and worked his way up the ladder to eventually become president and chief executive officer of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. — Suzanne Baker, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steno

Noun

Anyone could learn to use the machine in two weeks or less, compared to months or years to master stenography.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 6 Jan. 2026
Intrigued, McKenna quickly registered for the National Court Reporter Association’s A to Z intro program, rented a stenography machine, and dove right in.

— Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 18 May 2025

Definition of stenography

Noun

While the bus is stopped, Daniel takes his silly ass bowling alone, the ultimate loneliness shorthand.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 29 June 2026
The show about the white-picket fence Cleaver family and their troublesome son created a foundational image of post-war Americana that has been so influential, the show’s title is a shorthand for this era of conservative nuclear family values.

— Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 June 2026