Synonyms for pen
pɛnpen

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1. pennoun

   a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, playpen

2. pennoun

   an enclosure for confining livestock

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, playpen

3. playpen, pennoun

   a portable enclosure in which babies may be left to play

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, playpen

4. penitentiary, pennoun

   a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, playpen

5. penverb

   female swan

   Synonyms:
   penitentiary, playpen

6. write, compose, pen, inditeverb

   produce a literary work

   "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"

   Synonyms:
   spell, draw up, compose, compile, save, indite, publish, frame, drop a line, write

Matched Categories

1. • Correctional Institution
   • Enclosure
   • Writing Implement

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. penverb

   Synonyms:
   write, compose, indite

2. penverb

   Synonyms:
   incage, coop, confine, enclose, impound, imprison, incarcerate, shut up, shut in, hem in, wall in, rail in

3. pennoun

   Synonyms:
   enclosure, COOP, PENFOLD, pinfold, pound

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. pennoun

   Synonyms:
   coop, sty, cote, enclosure, hutch, paddock, pound, pinfold, corral, stockade

2. penverb

   Synonyms:
   confine, coop, encage, corral

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pen":

   pencil, feather, plume, stylus, crayon, nep, aup, paddock, quill, ink

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1. Charles Dickens:

   'At this festive season of the year, Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman, taking up a pen, 'it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. ... We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.'

2. Dominique Reynie:

   For Le Pen, missing out on such a unique display of unity was a failure, no matter how it came about.

3. John Greenleaf Whittier:

   The saddest thing of word or pen, To know the things that might have been.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   We have a duty to act. … The president is ready with his pen, we can’t let this moment slip by.

5. Mitch McConnell:

   His pen functioned like a lighthouse, helping all of us see more clearly and reason more thoroughly through the most important issues that our nation faced.