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

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

It is inspired by German artist Klaus Voormann’s autobiography. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 24 June 2026

But as with much of McKendrick’s work, autobiography was only the starting point. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 18 June 2026

In 1831, ibn Said wrote an autobiography in Arabic that has survived. — Leila Tarakji, The Conversation, 17 June 2026