RECORD Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈre-kərd

as in chronology

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions

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as in annals

an account of important events in the order in which they happened historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful

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record

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verb

ri-ˈkȯrd

as in to log

to make a written note of the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference

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as in to list

to put (someone or something) on a list he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered

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Recent Examples of record

Noun

Additionally, Emilia Pérez sets the record for most nominations for a non-English language film at 13. —

Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025 With his collection of accolades and records that span 10 Gold Glove awards, three Silver Slugger awards and two American League batting titles, many baseball fans had assumed that Ichiro would easily clinch 100% of the vote. —

Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2025

Verb

In fact, Border Patrol is on track to record fewer than 35,000 apprehensions of migrants in January, the lowest level since June 2020, when the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic led to a dramatic drop in migration. —

Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2025 Two yellow sheets contained three typewritten versions of the lyrics to Mr Tambourine Man – notably not including the final version that was eventually recorded – and also show the folk musician’s handwritten notes in the margin. —

Caroline Frost, Deadline, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for record

Recent Examples of Synonyms for record

Noun

Instead, Gracey rearranges the chronology, finding numbers that thematically match the events of his protagonist’s life.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Jan. 2025
Was the real-time format baked in from the get-go, and was that part of what excited you about a return to the genre? That calls into question all the various chronologies of this and all the different sort of iterations.

— Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Jan. 2025