Synonyms of chalk up

chalk up

verb

1

as in to attribute

to explain (something) as being the result of something else

let's chalk up her weird behavior to simple nervousness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attribute
• ascribe
• credit
• put down
• blame
• pin (on)
• lay
• impute
• refer
• impute (to)
• link
• connect
• accredit
• father (on)
• assign
• attach
• charge
• associate

2

as in to achieve

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

chalked up a record in singles tennis that is likely to stand for a long time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• achieve
• win
• attain
• gain
• make
• score
• obtain
• hit
• ring up
• log
• get
• garner
• rack up
• notch (up)
• clock (up)
• secure
• land
• capture
• realize
• amount (to)
• bag
• acquire
• excel
• measure up (to)
• draw
• carry
• procure
• match
• tie
• equal
• approach
• touch
• meet
• top
• surpass
• rival
• outdo
• beat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• miss
• fail (at)
• fall short (of)
• lose

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chalk up

Image Last year, Mr. Weinstein’s Grill, Cafe and Porch chalked up $31 million in gross receipts and employed nearly 250 people, half of whom have worked there for more than a decade. —Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025

This one did not fit that criteria, but nonetheless, it's chalked up as an incredible comeback. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2025

After years of a legal battle where both sides won key judgments, officials chalked up the apparently amiable end to new personalities at the top of each agency. —Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025

Southwest applauded the administration’s decision on Friday evening, chalking up the delays in question to challenges associated with the pandemic. —Sophia Vento, The Hill, 17 May 2025