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

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

According to Rouse, the album grew out of observations gathered while traveling, with its songs populated by drifters, dreamers and fleeting encounters that blur the line between fiction and autobiography. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2026

Some quotes from Scholes’ autobiography explain how he was viewed around the world. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026