Antonyms of adj unwritten

3 senses of unwritten

Sense 1
unwritten (vs. written) -- (based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence)

written (vs. unwritten) -- (systematically collected and written down; "written laws")
        => codified, statute (predicate) -- (enacted by a legislative body; "statute law"; "codified written laws")

Sense 2
oral, unwritten -- (using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement")

INDIRECT (VIA spoken) -> written -- (set down in writing in any of various ways; "written evidence")

Sense 3
ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks")

INDIRECT (VIA unscripted) -> scripted, written -- (written as for a film or play or broadcast)

Similarity of adj unwritten

3 senses of unwritten

Sense 1
unwritten (vs. written) -- (based on custom rather than documentation; "an unwritten law"; "rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times"- J.L.T.C.Spence)
       => common-law (predicate) -- (based on common law; "a common-law right")

Sense 2
oral, unwritten -- (using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement")
       => spoken (vs. written) -- (uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination; "a spoken message"; "the spoken language"; "a soft-spoken person"; "sharp-spoken")

Sense 3
ad-lib, spontaneous, unwritten -- (said or done without having been planned or written in advance; "he made a few ad-lib remarks")
       => unscripted (vs. scripted) -- (not furnished with or using a script; "unrehearsed and unscript spot interviews"; "unscripted talk shows")

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