Synonyms of commentary

commentary

noun

ˈkä-mən-ˌter-ē 

1

as in comment

a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)

the TV anchors provided a running commentary on the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• comment
• analysis
• observation
• remark
• exposition
• play-by-play
• report
• explication
• review
• annotation
• note
• descant
• write-up

2

as in story

usually commentaries plural a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened

the general's commentaries on his military campaigns rank among the best firsthand accounts of the war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• story
• chronology
• report
• history
• account
• narration
• narrative
• record
• version
• chronicle
• diary
• memoir
• tale
• testimony
• documentation
• blog
• journal
• anecdote
• saga
• testimonial
• witness
• deposition
• minutes
• testament
• log
• annals
• logbook
• recitation
• epic
• case study
• recital
• romance
• yarn
• case history
• procès-verbal
• gest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of commentary

Members of the club’s in-house commentary team embraced fans in front of them; manager David Moyes punched the air. — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Magnus had almost entirely eradicated the type of commentary that divided fans along political and racial lines. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Perhaps this saga of planetary conquest is also a sly commentary on Hollywood imperialism, in which even the most far-flung of small-town tales must be overwhelmed by big-name stars in visual-effects drag. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Alas, borrowing Carpenter’s surface-level signatures doesn’t mean that his impeccable sense of suspense and rhythm are also transferred, or his sharp cultural commentary. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026