Synonyms for text

Noun

1. text, textual matter, matter

usage: the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"

2. text, passage

usage: a passage from the Bible that is used as the subject of a sermon; "the preacher chose a text from Psalms to introduce his sermon"

3. textbook, text, text edition, schoolbook, school text, book

usage: a book prepared for use in schools or colleges; "his economics textbook is in its tenth edition"; "the professor wrote the text that he assigned students to buy"

4. text, matter

usage: the main body of a written work (as distinct from illustrations or footnotes etc.); "pictures made the text easier to understand"