Synonyms of autobiographies

autobiographies

noun

plural of autobiography

as in biographies

an account of a person's life written by the person it is about

I read her autobiography last year and it was surprisingly honest retelling of her rise to fame.

Related Words

• biographies
• memoirs
• diaries
• records
• histories
• bios
• hagiographies
• annals
• chronicles
• lives
• stories
• profiles
• tell-alls
• pasts
• journals
• commentaries
• psychobiographies
• blogs
• reminiscences
• character sketches
• pathographies
• archives
• reports
• documentations
• logs
• registers
• genealogies
• chronologies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of autobiographies

Early-life cognitive ability, measured through those old autobiographies and school records, tracked with better cognitive outcomes decades later. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026

Hanks' wife Rita Wilson stars in and co-produces the new show, which features an ever-changing lineup of entertainment, politicians and athletes who read and act out excerpts from other celebrities' autobiographies. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026

When women came to write spiritual texts—autobiographies, meditations, letters—their own bodies provided an imagery to describe the contours of their belief. — Chandler Fritz, The New York Review of Books, 21 Mar. 2026

Some who had won their freedom, among them Frederick Douglass, wrote powerful autobiographies that were also devastating critiques of slavery. — Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026

Co-owner Jesi Gutierrez said the books in the shop are curated to include wide range of subjects like activism, autobiographies, music, romance and spirituality. — Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2025

There are also two unpublished autobiographies by Temple which Tudor is helping the estate get published. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025

Wrapped in millennial pink while sporting desk plaques reading #girlboss and #bossbabe, she was sold through autobiographies, TED Talks, and Instagram feeds promising that hustle could turn anyone into a CEO. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025

That sounds unremarkable now in a landscape of public diaries, memories, and celebrities reading the audiobooks of their autobiographies, but Pepys was something of a groundbreaking force in the genre. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025