cacography

The word “cacography” has 4 syllables: cac-og-ra-phy.

It's pronounced as /kəˈkɒɡrəfi/.


What is synonym and antonym for cacography?

In the thesaurus, “cacography” has 8 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for cacography along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for cacography

  • handwriting
  • hen scratch
  • hen track
  • penmanship
  • scratch
  • scrawl
  • scribble
  • script

Meanings of cacography

  • noun
    1. Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
    2. Poor or illegible handwriting.

Example Sentences

  • The ancient script was marred by the twisted cacography of a long-forgotten civilization.
  • Scholars struggled to decipher the cryptic cacography etched onto the weathered stone tablet.
  • Hidden within the pages of the grimoire, the sorcerer's spells were written in a dark and ominous cacography.
  • The mysterious map was rendered useless due to the intentional cacography that led adventurers astray.
  • The haunted journal chronicled the descent into madness with each entry becoming a nightmarish cacography of the author's unraveling mind.

On this page you'll find 8 synonyms or another words to cacography, such as: handwriting, hen scratch, hen track, penmanship, scratch, scrawl, scribble.

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