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

Earnings from their books ranged from $849,000 for Barrett, to $300,000 for Gorsuch and $88,000 for Sotomayor, whose books include her 2013 autobiography and five children's books. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2026

In addition to steering the posthumous release of Transformation, Jules has been busy working on the third installment of Mike’s autobiography. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Moviegoers should be careful not to read too much autobiography into an actor’s creative choices, but Jolie makes such speculation tantalizing, adding additional layers of drama to her films. — Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

By the 1980s, swashbuckling CEOs like Lee Iacocca had taken the Market Maker to a global scale — a man confident enough to write his autobiography and simply call it Iacocca. — Lewis Schiff, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026