Synonyms of autobiography

autobiography

noun

as in biography

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

• biography
• memoir(s)
• life
• diary
• bio
• record
• history
• chronicle
• hagiography
• annals
• psychobiography
• story
• tell-all
• past
• journal
• blog
• profile
• character sketch
• commentary
• pathography
• documentation
• archives
• chronology
• report
• genealogy
• log
• register
• reminiscence(s)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of autobiography

Many have argued that his autobiography, A Man of Honor (1983), broke the Mafia’s code of silence, or omertà. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Our first project with Mary was her book The All Night Movie, which is kind of an autobiography as an artist book, and our first show with her came along in 1997, with so many to follow. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Robinson, who later served as governor of Kansas during the bloody conflicts leading up to the Civil War, devoted a chapter of his autobiography to the events of that day. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The music is a mixture of autobiography sung in a way that drifts between opera, cabaret and Edith Piaff. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026