Synonyms of chronicles

chronicles 1 of 2

noun

plural of chronicle

1

as in stories

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

a chronicle of their adventure on the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stories
• chronologies
• histories
• accounts
• records
• memoirs
• reports
• versions
• diaries
• narratives
• commentaries
• tales
• narrations
• sagas
• annals
• testimonies
• depositions
• witnesses
• anecdotes
• documentations
• testaments
• logs
• testimonials
• journals
• blogs
• minutes
• logbooks
• romances
• epics
• recitations
• yarns
• case studies
• case histories
• recitals
• gests
• procès-verbaux

2

as in annals

an account of important events in the order in which they happened

only sketchy information about King Arthur can be found in the chronicles of ancient England

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annals
• records
• histories
• memoirs
• journals
• commentaries
• diaries
• reminiscences
• biographies
• reports
• documentations
• autobiographies
• archives
• blogs
• narratives
• lives
• sagas
• tales
• logs
• stories
• legends
• epics
• registers
• genealogies
• chronologies

chronicles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of chronicle

as in describes

to give an oral or written account of in some detail

the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• describes
• recounts
• tells
• narrates
• relates
• reports
• charts
• recites
• depicts
• sets forth
• details
• voices
• rehearses
• states
• reveals
• discloses
• enumerates
• expresses
• utters
• exposes
• gives
• delivers
• itemizes
• delineates
• divulges
• renders
• reels off
• sketches
• particularizes
• bares
• lets on (about)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chronicles

Noun

The movie chronicles the famed photographer’s life and 60-year career shooting not just icons of the fashion and film worlds but also mental institutions, the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War. — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Man’s Search for Meaning chronicles Frankl’s experience as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

The documentary chronicles the 34 days ahead of Holmes’ 11-year prison sentence, and then Fielder introduces the Seyfried twist halfway through the film after Holmes is incarcerated. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

Set against the height of the early 2000s tabloid era, the film chronicles Kapoor’s fight to clear his name as paparazzi descend on his office, police raid his home, private journals are leaked, and every aspect of his personal life becomes public. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026

The first half of Fielder and Oppenheim’s film chronicles the 34 days leading up to the incarceration of Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing technology company Theranos. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

According to the chronicles of Abingdon Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in southern England, the property was reportedly owned by King Edgar in 968. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026

Juan Angel, who went on to build a successful landscaping business, struggled with alcoholism, which Rivera chronicles in this narrative that does not shy away from the role addiction played in the life and death of his role model. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

The film picks up in 1940 after France’s defeat by the Nazis and chronicles de Gaulle’s efforts to show the Allies that France was still worth fighting for. — Kate McKenna, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Verb

In 2023, Stewart became a New York Times best-selling author upon the publication of his memoir, Making It So, which chronicles his life from his earliest days in Yorkshire, England and through his long career. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026

Through a series of essays, the shlicha (Israeli emissary) chronicles the challenges and rewards of raising eight children in the modern world while living a life deeply anchored in ultra-Orthodox Judaism. — Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

The seven-volume series chronicles her life from her childhood in Arkansas through motherhood. — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026

Starring Zhang Yi, Ma Li, and Chen Minghao alongside guest appearances by Karry Wang, Fan Chengcheng, and Chen Feiyu, the multi-decade drama chronicles an elite public security detective unravelling major criminal mysteries based on real cases. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

It’s been a whirlwind year since the cameras stopped rolling for Always Lalisa, which chronicles the singer’s year away from the record-breaking girl group Blackpink. — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026

The book—by Isabelle Bonnet, Sophie Hackett, and Susan Stryker—chronicles the lives and loves of a group of mid-century men who dressed as women at a country retreat in the Catskills Mountains, and was Altuzarra’s seasonal inspiration. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026

Royal expert Ingrid Seward, who knew Diana and whose latest book, Catherine and Diana, chronicles the lives of the Princesses of Wales, believes the battle to control Diana’s legacy will continue beyond next year’s milestone anniversary. — Katie Nicholl, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026

Glass chronicles the chaos as home buyers thronged into tracts without schools, sewers, trash removal, or viable tax bases. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026