report

report

noun

Definition of REPORT

1

a loud explosive sound <startled by the report of a gun>

Synonyms bang, blast, boom, crack, crash, pop, report, slam, smash, snap, thunderclap, thwack, whack, whomp, whump

Related Words thunk, wham; clang, clangor, clank, clash; knock, rap, tap; blare, clamor, howl, hubbub, hue and cry, hullabaloo, outcry, roar, tumult, uproar

2

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened <gave a full report of their trip to London>

Synonyms chronicle, chronology, commentary (usually commentaries), history, narration, narrative, record, report, story

Related Words version; deposition, documentation, testament, testimonial, testimony, witness; annals, blog, diary, journal, log, logbook, memoir; minutes, procès-verbal; anecdote, tale, yarn; epic, saga; gest (or geste), romance; recital, recitation; case history, case study

3

overall quality as seen or judged by people in general <he's a player of good report in golfing circles>

Synonyms character, fame, mark, name, note, odor, rep [slang], report, repute

Related Words credit, honor; celebrity, notoriety, renown; image, persona; admiration, regard, reverence

Near Antonyms discredit, disgrace, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, obloquy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame

4

information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy <the report is that she was caught embezzling, but no one has any evidence>

Synonyms buzz, dish, gossip, hearsay, noise, report, scuttlebutt, talk, tattle, word

Related Words tale, whisper, whispering; hint, intimation, rumbling; disinformation, propaganda; urban legend (also urban myth); dirt, scandal